Doctors urge people to get vaccine as Ireland 'at high risk' of measles outbreak
The MMR vaccine is given in two shots, one at 12 months old and one in junior infants. File photo
Fears are growing around the potential for a large-scale measles outbreak in Ireland for the first time in decades with doctors identifying multiple reasons for this, including a vaccine scare over 20 years ago.
This week, the HSE confirmed a 48-year-old man has died from measles, with nine other suspected cases now under investigation. This is amid a huge jump in cases across Europe with the World Health Organisation identifying 42,200 cases last year compared to just 941 during 2022.
