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Britons given national call to action as measles continues to spread at worrying pace
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A “call to action” has been made in the UK to stop the spread of worrying measles.

Cases of the illness have surged in parts of the UK with the country facing the biggest measles outbreak since the 1990s.


Chief Executive for the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Dame Jenny Harries shared a warning over low vaccination rates.

“The focus this morning is on the West Midlands, but I think the real issue is we need a call to action right across the country,” she said to BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme.

Boy with measles

Measles cases have spread at a worrying pace

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Pop up clinics have appeared in some parts of England to help more children to get vaccinated.

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