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Families travelling with child under one year advised to get vaccine due to increase in infectious illness

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Families travelling with child under one year advised to get vaccine due to increase in infectious illness

The HSE has shared a new recommendation for infants aged six to less than 12 months ahead of international travel.

The National Measles Incident Management Team (IMT) issued new advice at it’s latest meeting in response to the threat of infection with measles in children travelling overseas during the summer holiday period.




The IMT recommends that all infants aged 6-11 months should receive an MMR vaccine before travelling abroad.

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This vaccination would ideally be done at least 2 weeks before travel, and “as measles is circulating widely globally, this recommendation applies to all travel abroad.”


“This is based on the NIAC recommendation that infants aged six months to less than 12months of age should receive one dose of MMR vaccine [prior to travelling].”

“To note, a dose given at less than 12 months of age does not replace the dose recommended at 12 months of age.”

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