Measles Is Circulating Posted or Updated on 14 Mar 2022

We’re seeing measles in Birmingham

• Measles is extremely infectious and can be serious
• Anyone over 1 year of age needs to have the MMR vaccine
• Ask for the free vaccine from your family doctor (GP) if you, or yourchildren, haven’t had 2 doses already
• If you have symptoms of measles, stay at home and phone your GPor NHS 111 for advice. STAY AWAY from GP surgeries and A&Edepartments – you could spread the illness to others
• Symptoms include: high fever; sore red, watery eyes; coughing;aching and feeling generally unwell; a blotchy red brown rash, whichusually appears after the first symptoms
• Go to nhs.uk for more measles information