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Source: Public Health England
Vaccine coverage for the first dose of MMR at two years dropped to a low of 79.9% in 2004 in the wake of a now discredited 1998 research paper from British doctor Andrew Wakefield linking it to autism. Coverage for the first dose of MMR in this age group has now reached 91.2%, still short of the 95% target.
Source: European Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Measles is more contagious than many infectious diseases, with 90% of non-immune people exposed to measles becoming infected.
Source: BMJ Open 2018;8:e021465
Research suggests that measles is associated with an increased frequency of other childhood infectious diseases because it destroys immune memory cells.
Source: European Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Ongoing outbreaks in Europe can lead to measles being imported to England and spreading among unvaccinated individuals.
Measles and MMR: what pharmacists need to know — symptoms
Source: World Health Organization
Children with measles may have to spend five days in bed and miss two weeks of school.
Measles and MMR: what pharmacists need to know — complications
Source: Vaccine Knowledge Project
Measles can lead to serious complications, with 30% of cases in England having to be admitted to hospital.
References
MMR: measles, mumps and rubella
Editorial adviser: Jamie Lopez Bernal, consultant epidemiologist, immunisation and countermeasures division, Public Health England.
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