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UK Battles Anti-vax Misinformation After Child's Death

A child's death from measles in Britain has sparked calls from officials urging parents to get their children vaccinated (Credit: AFP)

A child's death from measles has sparked urgent calls from British public health officials to get children vaccinated, as the UK faces an onslaught of misinformation on social media, much of it from the United States.

Measles is a highly infectious disease that can cause serious complications. It is preventable through double MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jabs in early childhood.

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