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Child illness risk rising amid vaccine ‘fake news’

Parents need information to make informed choices about vaccinating their children.

By: Keerthi Mohan

by NADEEM BADSHAH HEALTH bosses have been urged to work with religious leaders to educate more British Asian families on the benefits of vaccinating their children as the numbers being immunised has fallen. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said “vaccine hesitancy” is one of the 10 biggest global health threats for 2019. It has led to a rise in measles cases – 913 infections were recorded in England between January and October last year, compared to 259 in the whole of 2017. NHS data shows the proportion of two-year-olds having an injection against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) fell for…

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