MMR Against Measles

MMR Against Measles

Please see information below sent from 'Public health Scotland' regarding the MMR Vaccination with important links to where you can find more information for nursery and primary school age children. (These links will also take you to information for secondary pupils.)

Nursery Children

Now’s a good time to check your child is protected against measles

Cases of measles are on the rise. With the summer break just around the corner and the term nearing an end, now is a good time to check if your child is fully vaccinated against measles. 

We know that an infectious disease such as measles can spread easily in school-settings, especially when pupils are joining nursery or about to start school in August, when they’ll be mixing with lots of new children.

The MMR vaccine is offered free by NHS Scotland and is over 95% effective in protecting against measles. Measles can lead to serious and potentially life-threatening complications. This is why it’s important to check your child has had the right number of doses for their age.

It’s also important that your child is vaccinated against measles before you go on holiday this summer as cases of measles in some other parts of the UK and abroad are higher than they are in Scotland.

You can find out more at MMR against measles | NHS inform

Primary Children

Now’s a good time to check your child is protected against measles

Cases of measles are on the rise. With the summer break just around the corner and the school term nearing an end, now is a good time to check if your child is fully vaccinated against measles. 

We know that an infectious disease such as measles can spread easily in school-settings, especially for pupils transitioning from primary to secondary school in August, or moving school at any other time, when they’ll be mixing with lots of new young people.

The MMR vaccine is offered free by NHS Scotland and is over 95% effective in protecting against measles. Measles can lead to serious and potentially life-threatening complications. This is why it’s important to check your child has had two doses of the MMR vaccine.

It’s also important that your child is vaccinated against measles before you go on holiday this summer as cases of measles in some other parts of the UK and abroad are higher than they are in Scotland.

They should have had doses when they were a baby and before they started primary school, but it’s never too late to catch up if they missed a dose.  You can find out how to check your child is fully protected at MMR against measles | NHS inform