Listen Back: MMR catch-up campaign rolled out

The HSE has announced details of an MMR catch-up campaign to protect against measles due to a rise in cases of the disease in the UK and Europe.

Measles is highly infectious and can be an acute and serious infection. It causes a rash illness, with cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis and high fever.

The campaign focuses on delivering the MMR vaccine to key groups, who may have missed their vaccines in the past:

Ronan Gargan has been speaking to Dr Suzanne Cotter, Consultant in Public Health Medicine with Public Health HSE Dublin and North East about this MMR campaign.