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UK worst in G7 for MMR jab rates, as 30m children worldwide not fully immunised

More than 14m children globally have not had single routine jab as figures show less than 90% of those eligible in UK had first MMR last year

The Guardian - UK

Measles death shows nation must ‘redouble’ vaccine efforts, Streeting says

The Health Secretary said ‘no child in this country should be dying of measles’.

Evening Standard

Measles cases are surging in Europe and the US. This is what the anti-vax conspiracy theory has brought us

Nearly 30 years after Andrew Wakefield’s discredited study linking the MMR vaccine and autism, we badly need an injection of rationality

The Guardian - UK

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Parents urged to vaccinate their kids after child dies of measles in the UK

The child’s death from measles comes amid an uptick in infections in both the UK and mainland Europe in recent years.

Euronews

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

Child reportedly died at Alder Hey hospital amid surge of measles cases in city

The Guardian - UK

Child in Liverpool dies after contracting measles, reports claim

The Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has treated 17 children for measles since June

The Independent UK

Child in Liverpool dies after contracting measles – report

The Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust said it has treated 17 children for measles since June.

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‘Measles really is an airplane ride away’: experts warn of outbreak amid summer travel

Cases top 1,297, driven by low immunization, summer travel and vaccine policy shifts under Robert F Kennedy Jr

The Guardian - US

Trump reverses 25 years of progress, reinstates the danger that hounded America for decades

A curse America got rid of years ago.

We Got This Covered

US measles cases reach 33-year high with active outbreaks in 14 states

The US has reported 1,288 measles cases so far in 2025, and outbreaks are ongoing in more than dozen states.

Euronews

U.S. measles cases surpass 2019 count, while Missouri is latest state with an outbreak

This year is the worst for measles spread in the U.S. since 1991

The Independent UK

The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades

The U.S. could lose its status of having eliminated measles if the virus spreads nonstop for 12 months

The Independent UK

America faces worst measles outbreak since 1992 with low-vaccinated Texas at the epicenter

In total, 38 states and territories have documented cases this year.

Fortune

Top NHS hospital on how to help stop rising measles cases

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The Guardian - US

US posts highest annual measles case tally in 33 years amid Texas outbreak

Milestone comes as health secretary RFK Jr has injected upheaval into US vaccine policy and spread misinformation

The Independent UK

Several children ‘seriously unwell’ amid rise in measles cases as alert issued by NHS

Parents warned to get their children vaccinated as measles drives hospital admissions at Alder Hey A&E

The Texas Tribune

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.

Because their insurance did not cover the cost of vaccinations, the family qualified for a variety of options to help lower the cost, but they were not offered assistance.

The Independent UK

Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America

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The Independent UK

Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America

The Independent UK

New Mexico announces measles outbreak in a county detention facility

The New Mexico state health department says five people in a county detention facility have measles

The Guardian - US

US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’

Pediatric health experts slam ACIP’s plans to reassess current vaccination schedules for children

Roll Call

CDC nominee deflects questions over Kennedy's vaccine decisions - Roll Call

Susan Monarez declined to distance herself from the handling of the U.S. measles outbreak by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Euronews

Millions of children are missing out on routine jabs. Why aren’t they getting vaccinated?

An estimated 15.7 million children worldwide had not received any routine vaccinations as of 2023.

The Independent UK

Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Global efforts to protect children against diseases like measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections

The Guardian - UK

Millions of children at risk as global vaccine rates fall, study finds

Persistent health inequalities, disruption caused by Covid-19, and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy are behind fall, say study’s authors

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