Statistics from the UKHSA heave revealed a significant increase in measles cases in the UK, with 59% of measles cases in 2023 reported in children under 10 years old.
Doctors told to be on high alert as vaccine rates among children have dropped to a record low.
Catherine Heffernan looks at how MMR immunisations are changing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Between 1 January and 20 April this year, there have been 49 cases of measles compared to 54 cases being recorded for the whole of 2022.
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