Parents in the South East are being asked to check children are up to date with their MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccinations as data published by UKHSA shows a rise in measles cases.
Between 1st January and 20th April this year there have been 49 confirmed cases of measles compared to 54 cases in the whole of 2022. Most of the cases have been in London although there have been cases picked up across the country, including six confirmed cases in the South East. Some cases are linked to travel abroad.
Dr Rachel Mearkle, Health Protection Consultant at UKHSA South East, said:
“Measles is not just a harmless childhood illness. It spreads very easily and can lead to complications that require a stay in hospital and on rare occasions can cause lifelong disability or death, so it is very concerning to see cases increasing. During the COVID-19 pandemic we saw a fall in uptake for the routine childhood vaccinations, including MMR which leaves us vulnerable to outbreaks, especially as people start to travel abroad for summer holidays to places where measles is more common.
“Vaccines are our best line of defence against diseases like measles, mumps and rubella and help stop outbreaks occurring in the community. That is why we’re asking all parents and guardians to make sure their children are up to date with their two MMR doses. The vaccines are free on the NHS whatever your age and it’s never too late to catch up if you have previously missed your MMR vaccine.”
Symptoms of measles include a high fever, sore red watery eyes and a blotchy red brown rash, and it is particularly easy to catch in environments when in close contact with others.
Children are offered the first dose of the MMR vaccine which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, when they turn 1 and the second dose at 3 years and 4 months. The UKHSA is urging parents of young children, teenagers and adults to check that they are up to date with their MMR vaccines, particularly before they travel this summer and before attending summer festivals where measles can spread more easily.
Healthcare professionals have been alerted to the recent rise in cases and asked to be vigilant to further cases whilst also working with communities to increase vaccination uptake.
Measles is a highly infectious viral illness, so anyone with symptoms is advised to stay at home and phone their GP or NHS 111 for advice, before visiting the surgery or A&E, to prevent the illness spreading further.
lets put some more of the data in that IE has missed out..
From 1 January to 20 April 2023, there were 49 lab-confirmed measles cases in England. Thirty three (67%) of these cases were in London.Twelve of the cases were imported or import-related, with the others reflecting community transmission in the UK, including a cluster involving a school and 2 cases in the traveller community.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/health-protection-report-volume-17-2023/hpr-volume-17-issue-5-news-4-may-2023
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so, 25% of the cases were imported – in other words illegals turning up on dinghys.
Were you born a dunderhead, or is this just a natural consequence of reading The Sun?
The O.N.S state thousands of excess Deaths are taking place every week
Yet no mention of this from the Government.
People don’t like the ‘truth’ as it frightens them, and you are correct, plenty of eradicated diseases have been made common place by the ‘delightful arrivals’, costing the country a fortune and harming our children.
Odd people can’t ‘see’ it, I guess the BBC and media ‘brainwashing’ has worked well.
God help the next generation as the damage spreads everywhere.
My kids have all had the MMR vaccines and now they’re constantly searching Bill Gates on Google and they can’t keep away from Microsoft products. What’s happening?
Dont forget to plug them in so they can download updates every night.