MMR overdose given to 93 pupils

Pupils at three Birmingham schools have been given an overdose of the MMR vaccine, health chiefs have confirmed.

Ninety-three children at the Holyhead School in Handsworth, Aston Manor School and King Edward III School, both in Aston, were affected.

They were given the vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella after receiving the recommended two doses.

The Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust said it had written to parents and the dosage would not be harmful.

Third dosage

During April and May the PCT offered doses to pupils who had missed the second dose of the vaccine.

It has since emerged that some 14 and 15-year-olds signed up for a third dosage by accident.

A spokesman for the PCT said: "On checking our records, it appeared that 93 of those whose parents took up the invitation had already received their second vaccine.

"We have written to the parents of those children as it is right that they should be made aware of this - and we can assure them that the additional immunisation does not pose any risk to their child."