MMR Vaccinations
From Wednesday 14th August, our Immunisation team will be contacting all parents/guardians of secondary school aged children with an incomplete course of the MMR vaccine.
From Monday 5th August, our Immunisation team will be contacting all parents/guardians of primary school aged children with an incomplete course of the MMR vaccine.
If you receive this phone call, it is likely to appear as ‘No Caller ID’, or an unknown number. Please be aware that this is a genuine phone call from Swansea Bay UHB’s Immunisations team, and it is not a scam.
Our team will be signposting you to the different ways you can get your child fully vaccinated, just in time for the start of the new school year where viruses are likely to spread amongst children.
Measles is a highly infections virus which can make children and adults very unwell, and some people who are infected will suffer life-changing complications.
People in certain at-risk groups, including babies and young children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immunity, are at increased risk of complications from measles.
The only protection against measles is the MMR vaccine.
The MMR vaccine is safe and effective, and protects against measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). These diseases are highly infectious and can very easily spread between people who are not vaccinated.
MMR vaccination drop ins at our LVC
Did you know you can drop in to one of our local vaccination centres to have your MMR vaccinations?
Our Aberafan and Gorseinon LVCs are now open Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.
As cases of measles increase across the UK, Swansea Bay University Health Board is encouraging children, teenagers and adults who have not had two doses of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine to arrange vaccination with their GP as soon as possible.
Measles can make children and adults very unwell, and some people who are infected will suffer life-changing complications.
People in certain at-risk groups, including babies and young children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immunity, are at increased risk of complications from measles.
The MMR vaccine is safe and effective, and protects against measles, mumps and rubella (German measles). These diseases are highly infectious and can very easily spread between people who are not vaccinated.
The NHS offers the first MMR dose at 12 months old, and the second dose at 3 years and 4 months, ensuring children are fully protected before starting school. Children, teenagers and adults born after 1970 who have not been vaccinated, or who have had only one dose of MMR, are considered unprotected.
The MMR vaccine is available through your GP, free on the NHS. Contact your GP to arrange your vaccination, or if you are not sure if you or your child have had two doses of MMR.
You can also contact Swansea Bay UHB’s Immunisation Team on 01792 200492, to check which doses you or your child needs.
It’s never too late to catch up!
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