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TWENTY-SIX MEASLES cases have been confirmed in Ireland to date this year, according to the latest figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC).
Six more cases were confirmed in recent days, the HPSC said.
Five outbreaks have occurred so far in 2024. These outbreaks all occurred in private houses and each involved between two and four cases.
In addition to the 26 confirmed cases, a further 17 suspected cases are currently under investigation.
Each suspected case of measles needs to be tested in a laboratory before being confirmed as measles or denotified. Several possible measles cases have been declassified in recent weeks.
Measles is a highly infectious disease that can cause serious complications, particularly in children under one year of age, pregnant women, and the immunosuppressed.
It typically starts with cold-like symptoms that develop about 10 days after a person gets infected. The person will get a rash a few days later.
Symptoms include:
The illness usually lasts for seven to 10 days. You can read more in our explainer on the disease here.
A new MMR (measles, mumps and rubella vaccine) catch-up vaccination programme has been rolled out amid fears of a possible outbreak here.
Some 310,000 people will be eligible for the vaccine under the programme which is estimated to cost €4.6 million. The vaccines will be administered by GPs and HSE vaccination teams.
Under the new programme, children and young adults not already vaccinated will be prioritised for vaccination.
The next priority group will be healthcare workers, followed by underserved groups such as homeless people, refugees and international protection applicants.
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Everything is cheaper in China from your consumer goods right down to the cost of a persons life,
The western world needs to wake up and be proactive regarding making consumers aware what’s going on over there, It’s a bloody disgrace and no other country should tolerate the abuse and suffering this country does to it’s children,
There’s a book by an author named Porter called the price of everything I read a few months back that gave the exact stats…
Can’t recall precise figures but Something like countries like the USA were willing to pollute the environment/cut safety requirements to the extent of effectively taking one year of life from a person for $80k gain. The UK $67k, right down to China $1,200
The way we are going we won’t be long reproducing a similar accident in the west. Workers rights are being given up all over the place in the name of efficiency and productivity. The only benefactors being the wealthy capitalist class. How long before Chinese working conditions become the global norm? Workers have been shown to be powerless in the face of it all.
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