If your child has missed any of their MMR vaccines, it is not too late to get them from your GP.
The MMR vaccine protects against:
Your child needs two doses for the best protection against measles, mumps and rubella.
These highly infectious illnesses can spread easily and lead to serious illness including meningitis, pneumonia, hearing loss and problems in pregnancy.
“With the low levels of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in H&F and London, it is very important that parents get their child protected with the MMR vaccine as soon as possible if they have missed the vaccine,” said Dr Nicola Lang, Director of Public Health for Hammersmith & Fulham Council.
How and when to vaccinate your child
The first dose is given to one-year-olds and the second dose - called the ‘preschool booster’ - for children aged three years and four months.
If your child has missed either of these vaccinations, please contact your GP to arrange an appointment.
Find out more about MMR vaccines on the NHS website.
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