12 minutes | Thursday, 7 March 2024
Has your child had any doses of the measles vaccine?
It's recommended the first dose of the MMR jab is given to one year olds, with a second one when the child is three and a half.
But, according to Manx Care, almost a quarter of all under fives on the Island haven't had either.
Currently there are no cases here, but after a recent spate of cases in the UK, there are concerns an outbreak could develop here quickly if a case were identified.
Director for nursing Paul Moore told Amy Griffiths it can present similar symptoms to a common cold at first: