Measles is highly contagious, more than Covid, and can cause serious illness.
More than one in 10 school entry-age children in England are at risk of measles because they have not had their vaccine jabs, data reveals.
As well as a distinctive rash, measles can lead to severe complications, such as pneumonia and brain inflammation, and sometimes can be fatal.Two doses of the MMR vaccine give 99% protection against measles and rubella and about 88% protection against mumps. Experts say some parents may not have realised doctors were still offering appointments, or did not want to burden the NHS.
In 2017 the World Health Organization declared that the UK had eliminated measles - meaning that although some cases could still occur, the disease was not widely circulating and spreading.
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