Europe sees 'alarming' 30-fold increase in measles cases
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With a "national incident" over measles in the UK, what’s the situation in Europe?

With a “national incident” over measles in the UK, what’s the situation in Europe?

Europe is experiencing an “alarming rise” in measles cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, with a more than 30-fold rise across the region in 2023.

More than 30,000 measles cases were reported by 40 of the WHO European region’s 53 member states between January and October last year, compared to 941 cases in 2022.

The increase in the number of cases is compounded by the hospitalisation of 21,000 people and five measles-related deaths.

  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    Andrew Wakefield strikes again I see.

    Measles vaccines have always been free in the UK and probably elsewhere too, if your kid gets measles it’s your fault.