Disease · Measles & vaccine-preventable · 22 October 2026
MMRV catch-up programme for children to begin in November
Public Health Agency has published materials to support the MMRV catch-up vaccination programme. The scheme runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2028 for children born between 1 January 2020 and 31 August 2022.
Public Health Agency has published a leaflet and a poster to support the MMRV catch-up vaccination programme. These documents were released on 21 October 2026 to assist with the rollout of the new schedule.
The vaccination programme begins on 1 November 2026 and is scheduled to end on 31 March 2028. Under the plans, the initiative targets a specific cohort of children defined by their date of birth.
Eligibility is limited to those born between 1 January 2020 and 31 August 2022. Figures published with the announcement show the leaflet PDF is 1.83 MB, while the poster PDF is 1.82 MB.
The agency has not stated any additional restrictions or specific clinical criteria beyond the birth dates provided in the announcement.
Written by StreetOwl from Public Health Agency’s own announcement. It was drafted by StreetOwl’s own model, every figure and quotation was checked by code against the announcement, and it was read and approved by Michael Rossi before it went up. It says what was announced, not what anyone should do about it.
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