Ireland at risk of highly contagious disease outbreak
Ireland at risk of measles outbreak as parents opt out of MMR vaccine for kids
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has warned that Ireland is vulnerable to a measles outbreaks due to a lack of uptake of the MMR vaccine.
A recent report found that the mumps and rubella vaccine uptake has fallen 87% among junior infant schoolchildren.
Several measles outbreaks have been reported in the UK and Mr Donnelly said he is aiming to bring a memo to the government to work on increasing the uptake in this country.
Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus and is most common in children.