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Why measles cases are surging

A disease many doctors thought they would never see again – so what's going on?

UK health chiefs have declared a national incident following a surge in measles cases in the Midlands and London, and the World Health Organisation warned yesterday that it's spreading rapidly across Europe too. Measles is a disease many doctors thought they would never see again – so what's going on?

Guest: Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Times Radio, Sky News, Channel 4 News, CBS News, Right America Media, Vaxxed/Cinema Libre Studio.

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