What is measles and how dangerous can it be?

More than half a million children in UK missed out on vaccination

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Children’s charity Unicef has called for a renewed focus on immunisation to halve a worldwide surge in measles.

More than 110,000 cases were reported globally in the first three months of the year, up by a quarter compared to the same period in 2018.

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