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Children are at risk of measles because the NHS is “clearly failing” to ensure they get the MMR vaccine and its system needs an urgent overhaul,…

A measles outbreak in London is affecting unvaccinated children under the age of 10, and comes amid an increase in infections globally.The UK was among six…

More than 60 children have been infected by a measles outbreak in north London, it has been reported.Seven schools and a nursery in Enfield reported the…

A senior US public health official called on Americans to get vaccinated against measles as outbreaks continue in multiple states and concerns grow that the country…

Health-care workers who have never treated someone with measles are having to become familiar with signs of the disease. Credit: Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto/GettyMeasles has been so rare…

February 5, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmBrain swelling is one of measles’ nastiest side effects, and it’s happening in South CarolinaThe South Carolina…

The measles outbreak in South Carolina now stands at 664 cases, more than doubling in a few weeks, officials said this week. The highly contagious virus…

It has been a full year since one of the worst measles outbreaks in recent U.S. history began ripping through West Texas. The highly infectious disease…

Children in the UK are to be immunised against chickenpox at the same time as measles, mumps and rubella.The NHS across the UK’s four home nations…

December 11, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmMeasles Outbreaks Accelerate as U.S. Inches Closer to a Disease Tipping PointMore than 1,900 people, mostly children,…