Warning

Wales has seen 100 new cases of measles in less than four weeks and today the number stands at 319 with 38 patients having been hospitalised.

Dr Marion Lyons, of the National Public Health Service, said: “We remain concerned that if the numbers continue to grow at this rate, it is only a matter of time before a child in Wales is killed or left permanently affected by measles. With more than 300 cases in Wales, 38 of which have needed hospital treatment, there is no room for parents to be complacent about this outbreak. The message is simple – new cases can only occur because children are not fully vaccinated and the outbreak will continue to grow until uptake of MMR increases in Wales.”

The Llandudno outbreak seems under control for now, but parents must remember that the original scare stories about the MMR were based on now-discredited research (the facts about this research and the indivudal who perpetrated it are truly staggering) and that the MMR is the best way to prevent your child contracting an illness potentially more lethal than Swine 'flu. For those who didn't see our earlier article about the man behind the dangerous scare storey, see here