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Measles cases on the rise in England, say public health experts

5 May 2023

“Measles is so highly infectious that even a small decline in uptake can result in outbreaks– we need to maintain uptake of 95% of two doses of MMR vaccine to prevent such outbreaks,” said Professor Helen Bedford (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) on declining vaccination rates.

Read: Guardian, More: Mail Online, Sun