HSE Mid-West is announcing a series of free community MMR clinics, in response to rising cases of measles across in the Mid-West and Ireland.
This is part of a renewed awareness and engagement campaign over the coming months to ensure more people, aged 12 months and older, are fully vaccinated and protected against this serious disease.
In Limerick a clinic will be held at Great National South Court Hotel, Raheen, this Saturday, July 27 between 10am and 4pm.
A total of 12 clinics in the Mid West are planned – starting tomorrow and running until Friday August 2nd.
Tomorrow’s clinic at Borrisokane Primary Care Centre from 10am to 2pm and the clinic at Thurles Primary Care Centre on Friday August 2nd between 11 and to 3pm are the only two clinics planned in county Tipperary.
The HSE says due to ongoing widespread outbreaks across the UK and Europe, there is a greater risk of measles infection with international travel, particularly among babies aged under one, who have yet to get their first MMR dose.
Public Health HSE Mid West is currently managing and investigating an outbreak of measles, involving 16 cases to date, the largest outbreak in the region since 2018.
The MMR vaccine is the only protection against measles. Two doses of MMR Vaccine in a person’s lifetime are needed to give full protection.
Measles is a highly infectious disease that can cause serious complications, particularly in children under one year of age, pregnant women, and the immunosuppressed.
A list of Vaccination Clinics is available here – these are walk in clinics or people can also make an appointment at this link here
