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North London Parents Urged to Catch up on Measles Vaccinations Amid Outbreak 6 Times Worse than Covid
Enfield has the lowest MMR vaccine uptake in the UK, with 34 confirmed measles cases and one in five hospitalized, prompting urgent catch-up vaccination clinics this half-term.
- Between January 1 and February 9, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed 34 measles cases in north London, urging parents to check vaccinations as the outbreak spreads among unvaccinated children under 10.
- Low local MMR uptake has left Enfield with just 64.3% of five‑year‑olds fully vaccinated, while the UK lost measles elimination status earlier this year and rates fell to about 80% after the 1998 Wakefield study.
- UKHSA modelling reports up to 60 cases in Enfield, with one in five children hospitalized and a potential 40,000 to 160,000 infections in London.
- Two catch-up vaccination clinics are running this week in Enfield during February half-term, while the Government and UK Health Security Agency launched a campaign highlighting routine immunisations prevent around 5,000 deaths yearly.
- Ministers warned that conspiracy theories must be 'busted', urging parents to use the NHS childhood vaccination programme protecting against 13 diseases with MMRV vaccine and local outreach tools.
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