US Edition‘She Could Have died.’ Alberta Mother Feared the Worst for 4-Month-Old with Measles
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 21 – British health officials warn that measles cases have surged to 500 this year, with vaccine misinformation cited as a key factor in declining measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) uptake.
- On July 14, Health Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed a child's measles death, triggering urgent calls from public health officials amid widespread misinformation online.
- England has reported 500 measles cases this year, with MMR vaccine uptake far below 95% and misinformation stemming from a debunked 1998 study by Andrew Wakefield.
- Liverpool public health chief Matthew Ashton urged, `they need to take a very long, hard look at themselves,' after anti-vaccine activists spread unverified death claims, and Dr Andrew McArdle debunked autism myths.
- Last week, Dr Kimberley Barker said officials are ramping up immunization campaigns when schools start in September, prompting increased vaccination efforts amid rising measles cases due to hesitancy.
- In the past few weeks, UK Health Security Agency spokesman said it amplified social media vaccination campaigns as public health experts warn disinformation is a public health emergency.
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Adrien Portron tells us about the wave of misinformation that has spread to the United Kingdom since the death of a boy with measles. However, the British health authorities keep reminding us of the importance of vaccination. (International).
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