The Independent reports warnings, based on modelling published by the Jameel Institute, revealing that hundreds of people in Britain, many of them babies, could die from measles in the 20 years unless vaccination rates dramatically increase.
Professor Katharina Hauck (Jameel Institute) pointed to factors contributing to low vaccination uptake: “Past medical accidents, and poor communication of the benefits of vaccination, have also caused vaccine hesitancy to spike in some areas, including parts of Britain.”