It is important to make sure you and your family are fully vaccinated.
Measles spreads very easily among those who are unvaccinated, especially in nurseries and schools. People in certain groups, including babies, pregnant women, and people with weakened immunity, are at increased risk of complications from measles.
To book a vaccine for an adult or child, please speak to reception to book an appointment with a nurse.
Non-urgent advice: MMR vaccine – key messages
• over 1 in 10 children across England remain at risk of catching measles without both doses of the MMR vaccine
• measles is not just a childhood disease; adults can become seriously unwell.
• measles in pregnancy is serious and can cause stillbirth, premature labour and miscarriage.
• 1 in 15 measles cases can have complications such as meningitis, sepsis and blindness.
• measles is one of the world’s most infectious diseases, with one infected person giving it to approximately 15 other unvaccinated people.
• 1 in 5 children will require a hospital visit if they become unwell with measles.
• MMR vaccine is safe and has been used since the 1980s.
• there is no medical treatment for measles; MMR vaccination is the best protection against becoming seriously unwell.
• the evidence is clear; there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism!
• measles is not just a childhood disease; adults can become seriously unwell.
• measles in pregnancy is serious and can cause stillbirth, premature labour and miscarriage.
• 1 in 15 measles cases can have complications such as meningitis, sepsis and blindness.
• measles is one of the world’s most infectious diseases, with one infected person giving it to approximately 15 other unvaccinated people.
• 1 in 5 children will require a hospital visit if they become unwell with measles.
• MMR vaccine is safe and has been used since the 1980s.
• there is no medical treatment for measles; MMR vaccination is the best protection against becoming seriously unwell.
• the evidence is clear; there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism!