00:00Measles can move fast through homes, nurseries and schools when enough people are not protected.
00:07Birmingham Health Team say cases are spreading in the city with unimmunised children under five the most affected.
00:14And they are asking families to check vaccination records now.
00:19Healthy Brum, the public health account for Birmingham, has also addressed false claims circulating online about autism.
00:27Its message is that the MMRV immunisation does not cause autism and that evidence shows no link between the vaccine
00:36and autism spectrum disorder today.
00:39Measles often begins with cold-like symptoms including a blocked or runny nose, sneezing, a cough, sore watery eyes and
00:49high temperature.
00:50A red-brown rash can follow several days later and may be harder to see on darker skin tones.
00:57Measles can be serious especially for babies, pregnant women and people with weakened immune system.
01:04Council health officers say the best protection is two doses of the MMRV immunisation,
01:10which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox and is completely free of charge.
01:17Children are offered doses at 12 months and 18 months, with catch-up protection available.
01:24Families are advised to contact their local GP surgery for more information.
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