Geography class: UK measles outbreak reveals need to boost child vaccine uptake
Disease dilemmas
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Disease dilemmas
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UK measles outbreak reveals need to boost child vaccine uptake
Outline the factors that have led to a fall in the uptake of the measles vaccine
Examine how the UK’s rate of measles infections compares to other European countries
‘Lower uptake of the measles vaccine is driven by issues of access not vaccine hesitancy’. Discuss
Alasdair Monteith, Gordonstoun
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