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The Department of Health is urging parents and guardians to ensure their children are fully vaccinated against measles – amid an outbreak of the infection in Gauteng.

[File Image] A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston.[File Image] A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston.

were detected in the City of Tshwane and parts of the West Rand in May. The department’s Chief Director for Child Health Programme, Dr Lesley Bamford says, “Just to remind parents and caregivers to please check if their children are up to date with measles vaccines. In the sector, we give measles vaccines at 6 and 12 months – so, one dose at 6 months and one at one year of age.”

“We would really urge parents to check that their children are vaccinated and if they are behind on their schedules to take them to a health facility to be vaccinated,” Bamford adds.Symptoms include coughing, a runny nose, inflamed eyes, a sore throat, fever and a red skin rash.

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uhmmmmm no! ill stick to my grandparents medicine! So weird how 3/4years ago no one would urge us to vaccinate the kids(no one even cared) and now.......

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