The number of measles cases is set to exceed 1,000 for the first time in decades as vaccination rates for the MMR jab have stalled. One in four children in England is still not receiving the suggested two doses of MMR – which guards against measles, mumps and rubella – meaning that coverage is significantly lower than that needed to prevent a measles epidemic, the latest figures show.
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Measles timebomb... just 49% of children have MMR - Daily Mail 24th September 2008
MMR vaccine uptake rise 'stalls' - BBC Health News 24th September 2008
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Measles timebomb... just 49% of children have MMR - Daily Mail 24th September 2008
MMR vaccine uptake rise 'stalls' - BBC Health News 24th September 2008
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