“Many young people may be unsure of their vaccination history, but it is safe and recommended to be vaccinated if there is any doubt,” Turner said.
She said measles can have serious complications.
“It can do anything from killing you, to cause inflammation of the brain and brain damage, a whole lot of other consequences.
“The other problem with measles is if you catch it but get through it it actually affects your immune system, so for many months afterwards you are prone to other infectious disease as well. It is a very nasty virus.”
She said the world got close to eliminating measles completely, but numbers jumped up again following a drop in vaccination cover.