Measles is a highly contagious viral illness which can cause children to be seriously unwell, requiring hospital treatment, and in rare cases ... meningitis and whooping cough. The report said while ...

The news comes amid a decline in the uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, as experts said only 84% of five-year-old children in England have had the two doses, with uptake “much ...