UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-establishedThe UK has lost its status as a measles-free country after a rise in deaths from the disease and fall in the proportion of children having the MMR jab in recent years.The World...
<p>UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established</p><p>The UK has lost its status as a measles-free country after a rise in deaths from the disease and fall in the proportion of children having the MMR jab in recent years.</p><p>The World Health Organization said it <a href="https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/events/item/2025/09/15/default-calendar/14th-meeting-of-the-european-regional-verification-commission-for-measles-and-rubella-elimination-(rvc)">no longer classified Britain</a> as having eliminated measles because the disease had become re-established.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/26/who-drops-uk-status-measles-free-rise-in-deaths-fall-in-jab-uptake">Continue reading...</a>
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