Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 39432
Measles
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of measles cases across the UK.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThere has been a resurgence of measles in England since autumn 2023, initially driven by cases in Birmingham, followed by a large outbreak in London, with small clusters in other regions. This was largely due to a gradual decline in uptake of childhood va...
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