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25
Feb 2020

700% rise in mumps cases in Northern Ireland down to vaccine cycle

The Public Health Agency has said a rise of 700% in mumps cases in Northern Ireland is partly due to the vaccine becoming less effective over time. Northern Ireland Public Health Agency’s Dr Jillian Johnston said that most of the cases were children and young adults aged between 15 and 24, who had had two…

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25
Feb 2020

Mumps cases in England reach highest level in ten years

Mumps outbreaks in colleges and universities have increased the number of cases to 5,042 in 2019, four times the number last year, with most new cases occurring in young adults who had missed out on the MMR jab. Mumps is a viral infection which was very common in children prior to the MMR (measles, mumps…

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