The NHS is writing to 19 to 25-year-olds who did not get the vaccine as a child - with the number having the jab declining after a physician falsely linked it to autism in 1998.
More than 900,000 young people who did not get their measles, mumps and rubella jab as children are being invited to take part in a catch-up campaign as the number of measles cases rises. The NHS is writing to 19 to 25-year-olds in London, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands - inviting them to book an appointment. The move comes as there have been 733 cases of measles in England since October last year. In comparison, just 53 cases were confirmed in all of 2022.
It has now been broadened out to cover 19 to 25-year-olds. People can get their jab at their GP surgery, while some areas are also running pop-up vaccination clinics in libraries, university campuses and sports clubs.