Clare people are being urged to attend MMR vaccination clinics in this county following a spike in local transmissions.
It comes as the HSE is currently managing and investigating an outbreak of 16 measles cases in the MidWest region.
The catch-up campaign is primarily targeting children, young adults and walk in clinics will be taking place from 10 until 1 today at Kilrush Health Centre, with further clinics scheduled for centres in Shannon, Scariff and Ennis next week.
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Acting Consultant in Public Health Medicine Dr Kenneth Beatty says the disease can be fatal if not prevented.
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