Vaccination
"Current vaccination policies are not enough to control rising numbers of cases."
More than half a million children in the UK have missed out on vaccinations.
In World Immunisation Week, I cannot overstate how vital it is to make that one last push we need to eradicate diseases like polio for good
New figures from UNICEF estimate that half a million children in the UK are not vaccinated against measles. Worldwide, the figure is closer to 169 million. Children need two doses of the vaccine to protect them against the disease. However, poor health systems and a rising amount of scepticism about vaccines has led to a drop in those being given the dosage.
"The measles virus will always find unvaccinated children."
"Get your children vaccinated."
“We are absolutely certain this is an appropriate use of our emergency powers,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday.
One GP said he is "hugely concerned" by the anti-vaccine movement.
More than 41,000 cases of measles have been reported in Europe this year, while MMR vaccination rates have fallen.
Fewer people have had the jab compared with December 2017.