Check the travel health advice at TravelHealthPro for the country you are visiting to find out if you and your family need any vaccinations or medicines before you go.

Why is this important?

Currently there are rising measles cases here in Cheshire & Merseyside, as well as elsewhere in England and abroad.

There is a risk of more measles cases, especially over the summer months, as families with unvaccinated children and adults travel to countries where measles outbreaks are occurring.

Children are also particularly at risk of catching infections, which can spread through contaminated food and water.

If your child gets sick, they might:

• Feel very unwell on holiday

• Miss school when they come back

• Make other people in your family sick

• Make other children at school sick

Get vaccinations before you go.

Your doctor may recommend some vaccinations before going away, for example:

• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)

• Hepatitis A

• Typhoid

These vaccinations are free on the NHS.