The Travel Clinic says:
- If you are not fully protected against measles, mumps, and rubella, and you were born after 1969, you should be vaccinated with MMR.
- If you have never had the MMR vaccine, you need two doses of vaccine to ensure that you are fully protected. There should be an interval of at least four weeks between doses. Adults can have the vaccine at any age.
- It is quite safe to have extra doses of MMR, so if there is any doubt, it is better to have an extra dose than to risk not being fully protected.
- It is never too late for adults and children to be immunised against measles mumps and rubella.
- Anyone who is unsure if they are protected should contact their GP who should have a record.
Symptoms
Fever and irritability, cough/cold symptoms, conjunctivitis, dry wheezy cough, Koplick(white)spots on the inside of cheeks, diarrhoea and finally a rash which generally starts on the 3rd or 4th day of the illness.
Here at The Travel Clinic Ltd we offer these vaccines as part of our routine travel consultations.
Phone us on 0845 548 0543 if you would like and appointment or email us on [email protected]
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