Advertisement 'Record' MMR jabs for 2-year-olds Almost 2,500 doses of MMR have been given in GP surgeries in Wales in the last week, according to Public Health Wales. Share Tweet Reddit
4 June 2013 at 2:49pm MMR uptake 'at record levels' for two-year-olds Public Health Wales says not at parts of Wales have reached a 95% target The number of two-year-olds being given the MMR vaccine in South Wales is "at record levels", Public Health Wales says. National uptake of the first dose of the vaccine has now reached the 95% target. The average uptake of the second dose of MMR falls short of the target at 90%, although is considered 'stable'. The number of reported cases in the measles outbreak centred around Swansea now stands at 1,171. Last updated Tue 4 Jun 2013 Read more 157 updates 'Record' MMR jabs for 2-year-olds Health Measles Swansea Share Tweet Reddit
Q&A: What is measles and how is it treated? 2013 is expected to be the worst year for measles in the UK for the past two decades. Read more about the illness and how it is treated.
No measles emergency yet, but medics want to prevent one If the Government's top adviser on immunisation thinks the risk of an emergency in England is a possibility, I believe him.