Thursday, 12 December 2019

Mumps outbreak hits hundreds of students across UK after a fall in children having MMR vaccine

Mumps outbreak hits hundreds of students across UK after a fall in children having MMR vaccine Hundreds of students have been struck down by a severe outbreak of mumps that is spreading across British universities.

Public Health England figures show that more than 7,200 suspected mumps cases have been reported in the UK since July, almost triple the same period last year.

Health officials said students were driving the surge and urged any who missed out on the MMR jab to get vaccinated. The Daily Mail

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