The rest of the UK is considered to be at low risk of the virus taking off.
London could see tens of thousands of measles cases due to low levels of vaccination, the UK Health Security Agency has warned.Higher levels of immunisation in the rest of the UK means there is a "low risk" of a large epidemic elsewhere.Levels of measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations in the UK are at their lowest level in a decade, with around one in ten children not protected by the time they start primary school.
This is a theoretical risk, rather than saying we are already at the start of a huge measles outbreak. There have been 128 cases so far this year, compared with 54 in the whole of 2022.suggests the R number - if you remember from Covid that's the number of people an infected person gives the virus to - has exceeded, or is close to 1.0, which is the point where a virus can take off.
The UKHSA also says a large outbreak could put pressure on the NHS, with between 20% and 40% of infected people needing hospital care. "Nobody wants to see their child or loved ones sick with measles, or put others who are more vulnerable, like babies, at risk. I urge those who have missed their MMR vaccines to catch up now."
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