Enfield Measles Outbreak Could Be Stabilising, Health Chief Says

London's measles outbreak 'an issue of health inequality’ as cases rise

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"Pre-pandemic, if there was a vaccination message, people would go - but now people are thinking differently," a public health consultant told the London Assembly

Enfield measles outbreak could be stabilising, health chief says

Health bosses have been questioned by London politicians amid a measles outbreak in north London.

One London borough accounts for more than half of the capital’s measles cases

Enfield’s low vaccination rate means there was always a risk of a mass measles outbreak in the borough, the London Assembly has been told. The North London authority only has a 64.3 per cent vaccination rate for measles, far below the 83.7 per cent national average. This has meant that the borough has born the brunt of London’s outbreak, with officials confirming today (Monday, March 9) that 71 of the 127 confirmed cases in the capital are in En…