London at risk of major measles outbreak, UK Health Security Agency warns

Thousands could be hospitalised and dozens die if MMR vaccine take-up doesn’t rise, say immunologists

London is at risk of a major measles outbreak that could see tens of thousands of cases, the UK Health Security Agency has warned.

Without an improvement in MMR vaccination rates, the capital could see an outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,0000 cases, fresh analysis by the UKHSA suggests. Experts said an outbreak of this scale could result in dozens of deaths and thousands of people hospitalised.