Vaccination

Measles is an acute infectious disease caused by a highly contagious virus. The pathogen is transmitted through the air by droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Symptoms of the disease include fever, malaise, cough, runny nose, inflammation of the conjunctiva, sensitivity to light, rash.

The triple vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) is recommended for:

• healthcare professionals
• people who have pregnant family members, children under 1 year of age, or immunocompromised individuals in their household
• people who plan to travel to areas with high disease prevalence (such as Central Africa and India).

Vaccination is not recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women.

People who were vaccinated against measles before 1993 are usually recommended to have an additional dose of one of the modern MMR vaccines, regardless of the vaccine they received previously. It is recommended to give adults who have not been vaccinated at all or who have had the disease two doses of the vaccine.

Under the national immunisation schedule, all children are vaccinated against measles. According to the schedule, the first dose is administered at the age of 1 and the second dose at the age of 13.