Vaccines are a marvel of modern medicine, but could misinformed anti-vaxxers be threatening our health?
There’s a reason we’re not still dying from smallpox and measles. It’s thanks to a little thing called a vaccine. However, recently there has been a small but vocal wave of antivaxxers, who are refusing to get themselves and their children immunised. as a result, the number of people receiving the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) has decreased for the fourth year in a row in the UK – the lowest since 2011-12. the world health organization has listed the anti-vax movement as one of the top 10 biggest health threats for 2019. ‘we’re seeing measles outbreaks over Europe (there’s been a 30% spike in cases worldwide) because people have hesitated to vaccinate their children,’ says GP dr Jeff Foster (drjefffoster.co.uk). here’s why we all need these vital vaccines.
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