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Measles roadshow visits measles hotspots across England

(04/08/2009)

Though preventable, measles is a highly infectious disease and can be serious. Because it spreads so easily, 95 per cent of the population needs to be vaccinated to prevent outbreaks. Around one in 15 children who catch measles will develop more serious complications like deafness, meningitis or brain damage. One in 5,000 who contract measles die. The year before the MMR vaccine was introduced, 86,000 children caught measles and 16 died. Measles vaccination rates are still far lower than l... [more]

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