Suzanne Cotter

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The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella. The first dose is given at 12 months of age and the second at four to five years. File photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters.
Free dose of vaccine offered in response to mumps outbreak

Thousands of young people are being offered a free dose of the MMR vaccine in an attempt to contain the biggest outbreak of mumps in a decade. The He(...)

Symptoms to look out for are irritation, flu-like symptoms, a rash in the case of measles and swelling along the jaw line with mumps. File photograph: Getty
Better-off parents slower to vaccinate children

Parents in some of the wealthiest parts of the State have been slowest to have their children vaccinated, unpublished figures show. Uptake of the MMR(...)

A child gets the MMR vaccine. There are currently several mumps outbreaks in Ireland. File photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
The return of mumps: Why has the disease gained a hold in Ireland?

The origins of the word for the disease are lost in time, but most probably come from the “grimace” of the sufferer who finds swallowing painful. Mump(...)

The HSE has appealed to the public to be vigilant for the symptoms of meningitis after three people died from the condition in the past three weeks.
Meningitis warning issued after three deaths

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has appealed to the public to be vigilant for the symptoms of meningitis after three people died from the condition(...)

Sisters Margaret and Ann Kennedy at home in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times
Congenital rubella syndrome: ‘My twin sister and I have endured a shocking journey’

As a woman with congenital rubella syndrome, I would like to discuss vaccinations and speak from experience. My twin sister and I share this same birt(...)

The MMR vaccine prevents people contracting measles in 99 per cent of cases, after two doses
Forty cases of measles reported in growing outbreak

Parents have been urged to ensure their children’s vaccinations are up to date as a measles outbreak grows. Forty suspected cases of measles have bee(...)

The uptake of the MMR vaccine in children aged 24 months has increased to 93 per cent. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
Vaccination for MMR shows ‘marked’ improvement
  • Health
  • April 22, 2014, 13:01

Some 93 per cent of children in Ireland have received the MMR vaccine by two years of age, a “marked” improvement on previous years, the HSE’s (...)