Single measles jab more likely to be ineffective in children born by C-section

Just 89.1 per cent of children in the UK have had the first dose of their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by the age of two, latest figures show. A single dose of the measles vaccine is more than twice as likely to be completely ineffective in children born by

Some 85 per cent of children in the UK have had both doses by age five, which is below the 95 per cent needed for herd immunity to stop the disease from spreading. Experts say The researchers said “Caesarean section births were linked with 2.56 increased odds of primary vaccine failure” compared to babies born naturally. However, Caesarean children who had a second dose of the measles jab had robust immunity against the disease.

Professor Salje added that “measles is top of the list of diseases we’re worried about because it’s so infectious”. Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Bristol, said the new data was observational and could not prove cause.

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