HISTORICAL FACTS: 9 - Caught on Camera

North London measles outbreak continues as cases rise

Children have required hospital treatment following an outbreak among mostly unvaccinated kids

Evening Standard · Feb 19

Keir Starmer pleads with London parents to get children vaccinated against measles amid 'big outbreak' in city

The Prime Minister hit out at politicians ‘giving oxygen to conspiracy theories’ about the safety of vaccines

Evening Standard · Feb 17

I am one of the many London parents who haven’t vaccinated their children against measles – let me explain

COMMENT: A new outbreak of measles is spreading across north London, and it’s a wake-up call to all mums like me who didn’t give the MMR vaccines to our children, says Charlotte Cripps

The Independent UK · Feb 17

Breakthrough injection treatment is giving people their voices back

The new treatment uses platelet-rich plasma from the patient’s blood to rejuvenate the damaged vocal cords

The Independent UK · Feb 13

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

A record 71,517 people waited more than 12 hours in A&Es in January from a decision to admit to actually being admitted.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Percentage of Americans who see flu and measles vaccines as safe is declining

A new survey’s findings come amid a historic year for measles and flu, including the largest measles outbreak since 2000

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Not vaccinating enough children against measles could cost England £290m, experts warn

The UK is no longer considered to have ‘eliminated’ measles, according to global health officials

The Independent UK · Feb 3

'Cause for alarm': party drug deaths spike tenfold

At $5 per dose, deaths linked to a notorious party drug have skyrocketed with an Australian hospital warning overdoses are now a daily occurrence.

AAP · Feb 2

US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations

Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he dislikes the term ‘established science’

The Guardian - US · Feb 1

UK loses 'measles-free' status - what are the signs of measles?

A surge in cases has stripped the UK of its measles-free status, as health officials warn of growing danger to unvaccinated children.

Evening Standard · Jan 28