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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ian Sample Science editor

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

The Alder Hey hospital entrance.
The child was reportedly ill with measles and other health problems. Photograph: Don Mcphee/The Guardian

Health officials have urged people to come forward for the measles vaccine if they are not up to date with their shots after a child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool died from the disease.

The city has experienced a surge in cases among young people, with the hospital warning parents last week that the spike in infections was due to falling rates of uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

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