Measles cases are rising in the UK and health officials are urging parents to get children up-to-date on their MMR vaccines ahead of summer.
Officials say that vaccine rates in children dipped during Covid-19 lockdown. There were 49 cases of the highly infectious disease detected between January and April, compared to 54 cases in the whole of 2022, according to the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA).
The UKHSA wants parents of young children, teenagers and adults to check vaccines before travelling this summer to avoid spreading measles further. This can be done by checking children's vaccine record in their Red Book, reports the Mirror.
