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Measles - West Midlands Response
- Pedmore High School
- Jan 24, 2024
- 1 min read
Please read the following info from Vaccination UK:
There has been an outbreak of Measles in the West Midlands.
Vaccination UK have been instructed by NHSE to administer the MMR vaccination to all school aged children who are outstanding one or both doses. The MMR would have first been given at the age of 1 years-old, and the second dose at 3 years and 4 months.
If your child is outstanding one or both doses of the MMR, please contact Vaccination UK on 01384 431712 to make an appointment. This will be at an alternative venue and NOT at the school.
We are able to administer the MMR to any adult who requires either dose, please check the NHS app, to see if you are eligible, prior to calling.
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