Latest figures show the scale of the recent outbreak.

It is one of the most infectious diseases around, and can cause blindness and hearing loss – and can also be fatal. Why are cases now soaring and what can be done about it?

Roundtable on pandemic preparedness in Scotland: what it should look like, how to achieve it and what Covid-19 teaches us for future plans.

Experts say that a ‘generational decline in living standards’ could be behind waning rates of vaccination

None of the main childhood vaccines in England reached the 95 per cent target this year, health officials warn

Coordinate action to improve confidence and convenience In England, none of the childhood vaccine programmes attained the World Health Organization recommended 95% coverage target in 2023-24.1 Covera...

British health chiefs already sounded the alarm over a spike in cases earlier this year; last year saw the highest number of infections recorded annually since 2012.

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Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated after hundreds of cases

Measles infections are rising globally, according to new figures published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since 2022, cases have increased by 20%, with an estimated 10.3 million infections

Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.

Children under five constituted more than 40% of the cases reported in Europe and Central Asia last year.

More than 40% of the European region cases were children under five, as the two organisations appealed for urgent action to increase vaccination levels.

Global health leaders said rates on the continent had doubled in the last year alone, with low uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine threatening to further the spread.

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