MEASLES FEAR
Doctors warned to watch out for measles in children this winter due to anti-vax parents
And which UK cities are starting to see outbreaks of the potential killer virus
DOCTORS have been given an unprecedented warning to watch out for measles in children this winter.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said cases are on the rise because parents are not vaccinating their children.
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Britain officially eradicated the disease in 2016 and 2017 but the fast-spreading virus has since returned.
And for the first time, the RCPCH has added a measles warning to its yearly advice for doctors on how to deal with winter coughing bugs and flu.
Posters warning them to “think measles” when treating kids could also go up in hospitals.
RCPCH president Dr Camilla Kingdon said: “Having to consider measles in our national guidance for the first time in decades is a disappointing but necessary move.
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“Vaccination coverage for children is now the lowest it’s been in ten years.
“We’re already starting to see outbreaks in London, Wales and Leicester.
“Many paediatricians live in fear of measles outbreaks this winter — they could bring our already fragile NHS to its knees.”
One in seven children is currently unprotected by the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination at the age of five.
