MMR Vaccinations Posted or Updated on 26 Jan 2024

Have you and your children had their MMR vaccine?

Pop-up vaccination clinics have been set up across the Black Country for children aged 5 and over and adults who have missed a dose. 

Measles is a highly infectious disease which can lead to serious complications such as severe lung infections and inflammation of the brain. It also damages and suppresses the whole immune system, meaning children can be left much more susceptible to catching other illnesses. 

Symptoms of measles include: 

• high temperature
• runny or blocked nose
• sneezing
• cough
• red, sore, watery eyes
• rash, which usually appears a few days after cold-like symptoms (sometimes it starts around the ears before spreading to the rest of the body)

For details of where the clinics are, please see our website at blackcountryicb.nhs.uk/measles