Public health alert: Measles (July 2026)
Metro South Public Health Unit (PHU) has issued a health alert following confirmed measles cases at the Brisbane International Airport and at Queensland Children’s Hospital.
Location | Time |
|---|---|
Brisbane International Airport (arrived on Singapore Airlines flight SQ265) | 7:20 am — 6:45 pm Friday, 17 July 2026 |
Queensland Children’s Hospital – Emergency Department | 7 pm Friday, 17 July — 2 pm Saturday, 18 July 2026 |
Help ensure your patients are vaccinated
Queensland Health recommends that anyone born in 1966 or after, who has not had 2 documented doses of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine or had proven measles, should get vaccinated for measles.
The MMR vaccine is free for children at 12 and 18 months of age as part of the National Immunisation Program (NIP).
In addition to the National Immunisation Program funded measles vaccines, Queensland also funds measles-containing vaccine for:
All children aged 12 and 18 months (with catch-up funded until 20 years of age)
All adolescents and adults born during or after 1966 who have not received 2 doses of a measles-containing vaccine
Travellers aged 6 to 12 months who are travelling to countries where measles is endemic, or where measles outbreaks are occurring
Please note, children who receive vaccine prior to 12 months of age will need to repeat the dose according to the recommended childhood vaccination schedule, (at 12 months of age or 4 weeks after the 1st dose, whichever is later. See the The Australian Immunisation Handbook for further information).
More information about measles vaccines funded under the NIP and state program is available on the Queensland Health Measles page
The Brisbane South PHN General Practice Quality Improvement team can support your practice to identify eligible patients and establish goals for increasing your vaccination rates. Contact the Quality Improvement team via [email protected] or phone (07) 3864 7540.
More resources for GPs and other vaccine providers
Childhood immunisation conversations with parents: Tools and resources for healthcare professionals
Healthcare professionals can visit Brisbane South HealthPathways for clinical guidance about measles.
See the measles communicable disease control guidance.