Overview

• More than 500 measles cases have been recorded in England this year following a drop in two-dose MMR uptake after the COVID-19 pandemic
• A child’s death at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital has intensified public health efforts to close immunity gaps
• Vaccination coverage in north-west England stands at around 85%, with rates as low as 73% in Liverpool and 75% in Manchester against the WHO’s 95% target
• Wirral’s Living Well bus and GP surgeries in Greater Manchester are offering drop-in, no-appointment two-dose MMR vaccinations
• Health officials are urging parents, pregnant women and immunocompromised people to check their vaccination status to prevent severe measles complications