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Keir Starmer pleads with London parents to get children vaccinated against measles amid 'big outbreak' in city

The Prime Minister hit out at politicians ‘giving oxygen to conspiracy theories’ about the safety of vaccines

Evening Standard

Up to 160,000 Londoners could catch measles in a huge outbreak, health chiefs warn as cases spread among children in Enfield

The UK Health Security Agency highlighted modelling showing how the virus could hit the city where vaccination levels are low

Evening Standard

Fast-spreading measles outbreak takes hold among under-10s in north London

UK Health Security Agency urges parents in Enfield to get their children vaccinated as Easter holiday travels approach

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‘We almost lost you in the night’ - the life-threatening rise of measles in the UK

It is one of the most infectious diseases around, and can cause blindness and hearing loss – and can also be fatal. Why are cases now soaring and what can be done about it?

The Guardian - UK

Warning hundreds could die from measles if vaccination rates don’t dramatically improve

Modelling suggests measles outbreaks in England could cost government hundreds of millions

The Independent UK

Quarter of London children unvaccinated against measles, figures show

MMR vaccination rate in the capital at lowest rate in 14 years

Evening Standard

‘No no no. Avoid them all’: anti-vaccine conspiracies spread as UK cases of measles increase

Online anti-vaxxers, conflating Covid and MMR theories, are convincing parents against immunising their children

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London at risk of measles outbreak, health chiefs warn

Parents are being urged to check their children are up to date with their MMR vaccines.

The Independent UK

London at risk of major measles outbreak, UK Health Security Agency warns

Thousands could be hospitalised and dozens die if MMR vaccine take-up doesn’t rise, say immunologists

The Guardian - UK

London ‘at risk of major measles outbreak with tens of thousands of cases’

Health authorities warn capital could see up to 160,000 infections due to low vaccination

Evening Standard

Children to be given single HPV jab instead of two doses

The UK Health Security Agency said the change in England follows advice from scientists that a single dose of vaccine ‘delivers robust protection’.

The Independent UK

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

Parents and guardians urged to ensure children are vaccinated against potentially deadly disease, with adults also eligible for jabs

The Guardian - UK

Measles cases surge in England as experts issue warning to parents

Doctors told to be vigilant to further cases and work to increase vaccine uptake

The Independent UK

Polio vaccine catch-up campaign for primary school children in London

Health officials say vaccine rates in some London boroughs is still too low.

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The Independent UK

Parents urged to ensure children are up to date with vaccinations

Figures show vaccine coverage fell in 13 out of the 14 routine vaccination programmes for children up to five years old in England in 2021-22.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham sewers to be checked for polio virus

It has been detected in sewage samples from London

Daily Mirror

What age can children get the polio vaccine? Booster offered as virus found in sewage

Children in London will be offered a booster dose of the polio vaccine after more poliovirus was detected in sewage samples. Routine vaccinations against the disease start from a young age

Daily Mirror

Kids under-10 to be offered polio jab as paralysed patient linked to suspected outbreak

Polio booster vaccines will now be offered to all children under-10 in London to prevent the first community outbreak of the virus in Britain since the 1970s

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Wales Online

How to check if your polio vaccine is up to date and how you can arrange one

Health officials have found evidence of poliovirus, but there are currently no confirmed cases of the disease.

The Independent UK

Polio virus detected in UK

The UK Health Security Agency is investigating the extent of community transmission.

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