Over one in ten kids at risk of catching deadly measles as vaccine rates slump

MORE than one in ten children are starting school at risk of catching deadly measles — as vaccine rates slump to their lowest level in a decade, experts have warned. Parents have been urged to ensure their children have had their measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab to prevent disease. 1 More than one in ten children are starting school at risk of catching deadly measles Measles can lead to pneumonia and encephalitis — and could even kill. But figures show that just 85.5 per cent of children get both MMR jabs by age five. The World Health Organisation (WHO)… Read Full Article