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London schoolchildren face possible 21-day exclusion amid alarming measles outbreak
At least 34 children infected in Enfield; one in five hospitalized were unvaccinated, with temporary clinics set up to boost MMR vaccine uptake amid low coverage.
- Enfield authorities reported over 60 suspected cases across seven schools and one nursery, with at least 34 children infected in a fast-spreading measles outbreak in north London.
- Low local vaccine uptake and measles' high transmissibility drive spread, as Enfield has among the country's poorest two-dose MMR coverage and the disease is six times more infectious than Covid-19.
- One in five infected children have needed hospital treatment, and catch‑up clinics have opened across Havering, Tower Hamlets, Barnet, Camden, Newham and Islington.
- Officials warn that unvaccinated close contacts may be excluded for 21 days, and Enfield's director of public health, Dudu Sher‑Arami, has written to parents urging isolation for suspected cases to protect infants and the immunocompromised.
- Outbreaks that began in late 2023 and intensified through 2024 show 2,911 laboratory-confirmed measles cases in England, and officials fear numbers could rise as children go off school for half-term.
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In the north of London there are measles outbreaks in several schools and kindergartens. At least 34 children have been infected since the beginning of the year. The authorities fear further cases.
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