A child has tragically died in Liverpool after contracting measles, as Alder Hey Children’s Hospital issues a plea to parents ...

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The news comes amid a decline in the uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, as experts said only 84% of five ...

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The child died at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, which said it is "concerned" about an increase in the virus, and put this ...

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The news comes amid a decline in the uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, as experts said only 84% of five-year-old children in England have had the two doses, with uptake “much ...

A child in Liverpool has died after contracting measles, it has been reported. According to The Sunday Times newspaper, the child was ill with measles and other health problems and was receiving ...