there could be tens of thousands of new measles cases in london because of low levels of vaccination that s according to the uk health security agency. it says there s an urgent need to vaccinate children, teenagers and young adults because levels of measles, mumps and rubella immunisations in the uk are at their lowest level in a decade. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher is here. how concerned should we be? if you have been vaccinated then not very but as you point out vaccination rates are at the heart of this. at the lowest rates for a decade but go back to the train at the millennium when newspapers were full of scare stories around autism and the mmr jab, that led to a dip in vaccination rates so you have the current children and the turn of the
as james hasjust talks with the ukrainian president as james has just mentioned there. prime minister borisjohnson prime minister boris johnson yesterday prime minister borisjohnson yesterday had to cancel a call to president putin who has more than 100,000 troops surrounding the borders of ukraine, so much speculation that there is going to be a russian invasion sooner or later and the prime minister, as james hasjust said, one of james has just said, one of several world leaders visiting ukraine to talk to the ukrainian leadership about what exactly they want in terms of international help. much more from kyiv, the ukrainian capital throughout the afternoon as a prime minster s is at their own faults. health officials are warning that more than one in ten children starting school in england, are at risk of measles, because they haven t been vaccinated. the number of five year olds who ve had both doses of the mmr jab, has fallen to it s lowest level for a decade, and is well below th
that being a police officer is a privilege which has been abused by these sickening officers. it has been clear for some these sickening officers. it has been clearfor some time these sickening officers. it has been clear for some time that there are problems with the culture of the metropolitan police which is why last year i tasked an inquiry and the police inspectorate with investigating these deeply concerning issues. i expect the metropolitan police and the mayor of london to prevent recommendations to this report as soon as practically possible. health officials are warning that more than one in ten children starting school in england, are at risk of measles, because they haven t been vaccinated. the number of five year olds who ve had both doses of the mmr jab, has fallen to it s lowest level for a decade, and is well below the 95% recommended, to stop a resurgence of the disease. i mjoined by adam finn, professor of paediatrics at bristol medical school and member of thejoint c
into tomorrow for more rural and isolated areas. david, thank you. health officials are warning that more than one in ten children starting school in england, are at risk of measles because they haven t been vaccinated. the number of five year olds who ve had both doses of the mmr jab, has fallen to its lowest level for a decade, and is well below the 95% recommended to stop a resurgence of the disease. here s our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. with life returning to normal, so are the viruses. once again, measles is a concern especially in school age children. experts believe the pandemic has disrupted vaccinations. the pandemic has disrupted vaccinations. ., ., , . , vaccinations. vaccination services have continued vaccinations. vaccination services have continued throughout - vaccinations. vaccination services have continued throughout the i have continued throughout the pandemic. but because of the first lockdown when we were all advised not to go anywhere, a lot of p
is not the case, vaccination services continue to be offered and it s really important to make sure children are vaccinated. the it s really important to make sure children are vaccinated. the mmr ab rotects children are vaccinated. the mmr ab protects against fl children are vaccinated. the mmr ab protects against measles, children are vaccinated. the mmr ab protects against measles, mumps]- children are vaccinated. the mmrjab| protects against measles, mumps and rubella but the latest figures show only 85.5% of five year olds have had the recommended two doses, the lowest rate for a decade and well below the 95% target needed in order to prevent outbreaks of measles in the community. this is the distinctive rash it causes, it can lead to severe complications. measles is very serious and could have serious complications. it can lead to death, hospitalisation for various complications like pneumonia, and kept itis which is the inflammation the brain. and these have long term co