US EditionMeasles outbreak: child dies in Liverpool as vaccine rate plunges
LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, JUL 13 – Declining MMR vaccination rates have left about 29% of Liverpool's population susceptible to measles, with 17 children treated at Alder Hey since June, officials said.
- A child died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital after contracting measles, amid a surge of seriously unwell children hospitalized with the virus.
- The rise in cases follows a fall in MMR vaccine uptake, with Liverpool’s vaccination rate at 73% versus the 95% WHO immunity threshold.
- Since June, Alder Hey treated 17 children for measles complications, prompting the hospital to vaccinate missed cases in A&E and develop new guidelines.
- Professor Matt Ashton warned measles could spread like wildfire in the community without improved vaccination, highlighting concern for the unprotected population.
- The death and rising cases underscore stalled vaccine uptake in the UK over the past decade and emphasize urgent calls for parents to ensure vaccinations.
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