By Isabel Webster, West of England Correspondent
Five thousand children are still at risk of measles in Swansea as the outbreak in South Wales becomes one of the largest seen in Great Britain for a decade.
Public Health Wales have recorded 72 new cases of the virus over the past five days - 765 have now been affected since the start of the outbreak in November.
Seventeen of the most recently infected had to receive hospital treatment, bringing the total number of measles-related admissions to 77.
The Welsh Government remains "concerned" and warns that the number of children with measles in the Swansea area will continue to rise over coming weeks before the spread of the disease peaks.
Four schools in Swansea and one in Neath Port Talbot will be offering the MMR jab to 2,033 "at risk" children between Wednesday and Friday this week.
Neath Port Talbot Hospital will also be offering drop-in vaccinations on Saturday and the Abertawe Bro Morganwg University Health Board are expecting thousands of parents to bring their children.
"Vaccinations are being offered to parents in the Swansea area on a scale never seen before both to try to end the outbreak and to ensure that all children of all ages are equally protected against these three viral illnesses," a spokesperson for Public Health Wales said.
The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has also urged parents to come forward.
Speaking in the Commons, he reassured parents about a global scare, which was sparked by the claims of a doctor 15 years ago.
"What Andrew Wakefield said had absolutely no scientific basis and has caused huge damage and huge worry to many thousands of parents," he said.
"It is very important to reiterate that the scientific way to prevent measles, which can be a horrible, even fatal disease, is to make sure that you have had two doses of MMR.
"Parents of children who have not had those doses, parents of children of any age, should contact their GP if they have not had those two doses, particularly in the current circumstances."
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