Following a global spike in measles cases and a shocking UK drop in childhood vaccination to just 85.5 per cent, a London-based GP has spoken out to warn the public to be vigilant for the five symptoms of a "serious" infection.
The MMR jab, which protects children against measles, mumps and rubella, has been in use for five decades but has seen a recent fall in uptake with the rise of vaccine scepticism. The first vaccination is usually given to one-year-old infants, with the second administered at three years and four months.
This low rate of vaccination means that the UK will begin to lose "herd immunity" against the dangerous childhood disease, a problem Dr Stuart Sanders of The London General Practice says started decades ago, but was accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.
