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Sarah Ping and Daniel Keane

FOUND: London mother whose son died after catching measles urges parents to vaccinate more | Mind Blowing Facts

A mother whose child died aged six from a brain inflammation caused by measles hopes sharing her story will encourage parents to “vaccinate more” - as cases of the virus rise in London and across the country.

Gemma Larkman-Jones, 45, from Brixton, south London, said she was “numb” after her son, Samuel, developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare form of progressive brain inflammation, after catching measles.

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