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Parents urged to book missed MMR jabs amid ‘very real’ measles risk

Source: PA Archive

Millions of parents in England are being urged to book their children in for missed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) jabs, amid a “very real risk” of measles outbreaks across the country.

Officials said the decline in the uptake of routine childhood vaccinations is a “serious concern”.

The new NHS campaign comes after figures showed there have been 216 confirmed measles cases and 103 probable cases in the West Midlands since October 1 last year.

The majority (80%) came from Birmingham,

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