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MMR Clinics
Over the next few months family hubs across the borough will be operating vaccination clinics for the MMR vaccine, please see below for further information. If you could please share this with parents and carers and within school that would be great. Thank you.
Vaccination clinics have been set up in Walsall to ensure children are up to date with their measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
More clinics will take place in April, June and July at Family Hubs across the borough:
Saturday 20 April, 10:00 - 14:00, West Family Hub, Ilmington House, Crescent Road, Wednesbury, WS10 8AE
Saturday 1 June, 10:00 - 14:00, North Family Hub, 275 Blakenall Lane, Blakenall, Walsall WS3 1HJ
Saturday 29 June, 10:00 - 14:00, South and Central Hub, Birchills Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF
Saturday 6 July, 10:00 - 14:00, North Family Hub, 275 Blakenall Lane, Blakenall, Walsall WS3 1HJ
The clinics will be staffed by trained healthcare professionals from the NHS and Vaccination UK who specialise in childhood vaccinations and follow all necessary safety protocols. Children will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the clinics.
The DTP vaccine, which provides protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) and the MenACWY vaccine, which helps protect against meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning), are also available at these clinics. Both vaccines are given to children aged 13 or 14 (school year 9 or 10).
Parents and guardians of children who have missed or delayed one of these childhood vaccines are being encouraged to come forward. Appointments can be booked by calling 01922 902035.
For information about measles, what to look out for, and what to do if you think you or your child has measles, please see: Measles - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
