The Gibraltar Health Authority is currently on enhanced surveillance and is advising members of the public who have not had an anti-measles vaccine in the past to contact the Primary Care Centre to arrange vaccination.

The GHA is reacting to the global measles outbreak that has been reported in the international media, including in countries like the UK, Spain and Morocco.

Further information about measles and the MMR vaccine are on the GHA public health website https://www.gha.gi/public-health/childrens-health/childhood-conditions/measles/

Director of Public Health, Dr Helen Carter, said: “Measles can result in a severe illness but is preventable through vaccination. I would strongly advise anyone, whatever your age, if you have not had a measles-containing vaccine, to contact the PCC where the GHA can offer you a Measles Mumps Rubella vaccine. However, if you are confident that you have had measles previously, this means you don’t need the vaccine.”

GHA Director General, Kevin McGee, said: “We are publicly encouraging the population to take a single dose of the measles vaccine as a precautionary measure if they have not had it before. The Primary Care Centre is ready to manage demand and administer the vaccine.”