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Sunday, 2 June 2019

Frightening legacy of 'anti-vax' scare: Measles cases soar in north and west London following anti-vaccination lies spread online

[David Icke]: Middle-class parents spreading false claims online are behind a dangerously low take-up of the measles vaccine in well-off areas, official figures unearthed by The Mail on Sunday reveal.

London boroughs, including Kensington and Chelsea and Camden, have seen rates for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination (MMR) drop in the last four years, according to NHS data.

But childhood vaccination rates have held up well in more deprived parts of the country, including Barnsley, Bolton, Rotherham and Oldham.

The findings chime with previous research showing that online anti-vaccination posts are most likely to be written and shared by higher earners, and that the babies of mothers educated to degree level are most likely to remain unvaccinated...read more>>>...