'Public health time bomb': Half a million UK kids not immunised against measles

However, two doses of MMR vaccine are required to ensure full protection from measles. Uptake of the second dose of MMR in five-year-old children is 88% - well below the 95% WHO target.

"However due to ongoing measles outbreaks in Europe, we will continue to see cases, particularly in unimmunised individuals.

No jab ...no state school . My husband nearly lost his sight to measles before vaccines were available. Beyond stupid to risk children this way .

Immunization should be compulsory. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.

Inoculations not available when I was a child. Measles nearly took my life. I was comatosed for 3 days. It’s a vile disease to endure

At least his father is comforting him, nobody comforted me as such when I used to get shots as a small child.

You are not helping the issue by using photo of a crying boy getting a jab that makes the straight forward routine look scary!

Who are these kids, where are they , any particular community, any common denominator? Unless these questions are answered then addressed no improvement can be made .

How many have recently arrived?

American Antivaxx nonsense spreading over here

That's okay, I'm not a kid :)

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