Patients with measles at hospital

A hospital in Suffolk is considering mass vaccination for staff after three patients were admitted with measles.

West Suffolk Hospital is acting after it was discovered some employees did not have immunity to the condition.

The Bury St Edmunds-based hospital's chief executive Chris Bown has said not everyone will get the jab.

The hospital is checking records to find staff without immunity who may be working with patients with measles and they will be offered injections.

Mr Bown said: "Our occupational health department are working through records to ensure staff are inoculated appropriately for measles and we are also asking them to be aware themselves.

"There are a number of indicators of immunity such as medical records they have received the MMR jab so inoculation is not going to be necessary for all our 2500 staff.

"But certainly there may be a need for vaccination if staff are in regular contact with patients who have measles."

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