17th January
There is an increasing number of people in the West Midlands, including Solihull with measles. In Solihull most of these are young children who have not had their measles mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination.
Measles is a very infectious disease which means it can spread quickly among communities, such as schools and nurseries if people have not had two doses of the MMR vaccine.
However, measles does not just affect young children – anyone who has missed their MMR vaccination can get measles.
While most people recover completely within a couple of weeks, measles can cause very serious illness – sometimes leading to permanent disability and in rare cases, death.
People in certain at-risk groups, including babies and small children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immunity are at increased risk of complications if they catch measles.
See below for more information