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Measles vaccination clinics at Devizes School Devizes School holds measles vaccination clinics
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Measles vaccination clinics are being held at a Wiltshire school after two confirmed cases and eight suspected. Measles vaccination clinics are being held at a Wiltshire school after two confirmed and eight suspected cases.
The clinics are being held on Thursday and Friday for pupils at Devizes School and their siblings, who have not had the MMR jab.The clinics are being held on Thursday and Friday for pupils at Devizes School and their siblings, who have not had the MMR jab.
A suspected case of measles was first identified in Devizes in April. A suspected case of measles was first identified in Devizes, in April.
On Friday, Wiltshire Council confirmed pupils would be offered vaccinations after cases of measles in people linked to the school.On Friday, Wiltshire Council confirmed pupils would be offered vaccinations after cases of measles in people linked to the school.
Since then, there have been no more confirmed cases.Since then, there have been no more confirmed cases.
'Duty to help''Duty to help'
Maggie Rae, Wiltshire director of public health, said it was crucial measles did not start to spread because not all children can be protected. Maggie Rae, county director of public health, said it was crucial measles did not start to spread because not all children can be protected.
She said: "There will be very young babies who are not yet of the right age to be vaccinated, and then we may have children who have had cancer treatments where they became very vulnerable because they were undergoing bone marrow transplants etc. She said: "There will be very young babies who are not yet of the right age to be vaccinated, and then we may have children who have had cancer treatments where they became very vulnerable because they were undergoing bone marrow transplants, etc.
"So we have a sort of duty to help those children as well.""So we have a sort of duty to help those children as well."
Ms Rae added: "I think we've got to be really sympathetic to parents who, at the time, didn't have their children vaccinated.Ms Rae added: "I think we've got to be really sympathetic to parents who, at the time, didn't have their children vaccinated.
"We want to support them by being at the school to make this nice and easy for them so their children can be vaccinated now.""We want to support them by being at the school to make this nice and easy for them so their children can be vaccinated now."
According to the NHS, the first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine should ideally be given to babies who are between 12 to 13 months old.According to the NHS, the first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine should ideally be given to babies who are between 12 to 13 months old.
Children are given a second dose before they start school, usually between the ages of three and five.Children are given a second dose before they start school, usually between the ages of three and five.