Galway Advertiser 2004/2004_01_08/GA_0801_E1_021.pdf 

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January 8 2004

Galway Advertiser

N E W S 21

Childhood vaccination rates up in the west
BY MARY O'CONNOR More local parents are heeding the warnings of health experts by getting their children vaccinated against the major childhood illnesses. Falling immunisation rates, both nationally and locally, in recent years led to fears that diseases like measles, which is potentially deadly, would make a comeback. There were two outbreaks of the condition in Galway in the past two years - 13 cases in Athenry last January and 26 in Tuam in April 2002. New figures released by the Western Health Board reveal that all childhood immunisation rates in the board rose by three to four per cent from July to September last year. The uptake for the MMR vaccine at 24 months increased by six per cent. The rate currently stands at almost 76 per cent. One of Ireland's most accepted childhood illnesses, measles is highly infectious and potentially deadly. It claims the lives of one million children worldwide each year. Measles causes 10 per cent of all deaths worldwide among children aged five and under. An acute viral illness, it is transmitted by coughs and sneezes. It is most common in one to four-year-olds who have not been vaccinated against the disease. However, it can be caught at any age. It is extremely infectious, even before the rash appears. Sufferers complain of a high temperature, cough, conjunctivitis and generally feel miserable for days. The MMR vaccine protects children against measles, mumps and rubella. These illnesses can cause deafness, brain damage and death. While minor reactions to vaccination are common, major reactions are extremely rare, say doctors. The vaccine can prevent measles in more than 90 per cent of immunised children following a single dose. After the second dose, the vaccine provides 99 per cent protection. Diseases such as measles, whooping cough, polio, mumps, rubella, meningococcal C and HIB meningitis are all preventable by immunisation.

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