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Selina Maycock

Parents are urged to book their child’s missed MMR vaccines, as records show 3.4 million children are unprotected amid a surge

Child getting injection, plaster stuck over arm after.

Parents are being reminded to catch up with their child's missed measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines, as it's revealed 3.4m children are still unprotected.

NHS England has issued a new Catch Up Campaign drive to remind millions of parents and carers to book their children in for their vaccine to protect their child from measles, as cases continue to rise. Would you be able to recognise the measles symptoms? They are among the ones to watch when wondering should I send my child to school with a cold?

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