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HSE offering free MMR shots to combat continuing rise in mumps | JOE.ie

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There have already been 253 reported cases in 2020 alone

The Health Service Executive announced today that it will be offering a free dose of the MMR vaccine in light of a significant increase in reported cases of mumps around the country.

Mumps is regarded as being a highly infectious and dangerous illness which spreads very easily, and it can have life changing repercussions in some instances.

 

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