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Mum Urges Parents to Have Kids Vaccinated After Child Left Fighting for Life
Measles cases surged to 2,465 in 2024 with vaccine uptake dropping below 85% for the second dose, prompting urgent calls for increased childhood immunization.
- This week, the World Health Organization stripped the UK of its measles-free status after a 2024 surge with 2,465 cases and a child death in England.
- Falling vaccination uptake — first-dose coverage at 92% and second-dose just below 85% — and social media misinformation on TikTok and Facebook undermined parental confidence in the MMR vaccine.
- Sophie Dale described her son Levi nearly dying from measles aged 11 months, suffering seizures and sepsis during six days at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury before recovering five years later.
- UKHSA and the NHS are urging parents to check vaccination records and book missed appointments, with Manisha Kumar saying Rebecca's story should 'encourage' families to verify immunisations.
- Outbreaks in late 2023 accelerated transmission, leading to the 2024 surge and loss of elimination status; all childhood vaccines have failed to meet coverage thresholds, leaving the UK vulnerable.
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'My daughter would still be here if parents actually gave their kids measles vaccine' - The Mirror
Rebecca Archer's daughter Renae died aged just 10 after catching measles as a baby and then going on to develop a rare brain disease that robbed her ability to eat and speak
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