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.
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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.
Acting Consultant in Public Health Medicine Dr Kenneth Beatty says the disease can be fatal if not prevented.
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