The West Midlands, particularly deprived areas, are experiencing a measles outbreak attributed to low MMR vaccine uptake, prompting a national emergency declaration by the Health Security Agency. Birmingham MP Jess Phillips has called for a TikTok campaign to encourage vaccination and combat the spread of the disease, criticizing the role of online vaccine conspiracies. Health officials, including the UK Health Security Agency's boss Dame Jenny Harries and Rugby MP Mark Pawsey, have expressed concern about the potential for the outbreak to spread, with Birmingham Children's Hospital having to isolate measles patients. Pop-up MMR vaccination clinics have been established across the region in response, and NHS doctor and author @Doctor_Emeka has joined the discussion on urgent action needed to stop further outbreaks.
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Birmingham Children's Hospital is having to isolate measles patients to stop the disease spreading, a doctor at the hospital has said. https://t.co/OkbUy5uTwz
'Since the pandemic... people are getting vaccinated less' NHS doctor and author, @Doctor_Emeka explains why there's been a surge in outbreaks of the measles across the UK Full story ➡️ https://t.co/rooV5oKYsG 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/WEqytQcGGx
NHS doctor and author @Doctor_Emeka joins Sky News Breakfast to discuss the urgent action needed to stop further outbreaks of measles across the UK, after a national incident was declared 🕐 8:45 👉 #Breakfast 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube 📱 Watch live: https://t.co/jCgTS4BQOp
Parents urged to book MMR jabs for their children amid 'very real risk' of measles outbreaks https://t.co/4wHoSODvTy https://t.co/umIoQgl2mP
A senior health official has warned of a potential measles outbreak in Surrey due to low vaccination rates. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/l75d6Rpdw2
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Pop-up MMR vaccination clinics set up across West Midlands amid measles outbreak. https://t.co/usmdCSJK13
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A TikTok campaign is needed to boost uptake of the MMR vaccine amid the ongoing measles outbreak, Birmingham MP Jess Phillips has said https://t.co/WNt2MaJi2X
TikTok campaign needed for MMR jab, says Jess Phillips MP https://t.co/CkgSVRfcz5
“As a grandfather of children who are two and four, I’m worried” Rugby MP @MarkPawsey says people should be encouraged to get MMR vaccinations to a stop a measles outbreak spreading in the West Midlands. #PoliticsMidlands https://t.co/qK4Qb9w90z https://t.co/pw4VeRXIZW
“I think it’s criminal when people spread that fake news because it’s hurting people” Birmingham MP @jessphillips condemns online vaccine conspiracies and calls for a @tiktok_uk campaign to combat a measles outbreak in the Midlands #PoliticsMidlands https://t.co/mTO9Ikbs7h https://t.co/0pTso1845Q
Labour MP Jess Phillips says a TikTok campaign is needed to 'promote the uptake of the MMR vaccine'. Parts of Birmingham have the lowest vaccination rates in the UK. Phillips said 'false vaccine messages' were spreading quicker than advice from the UK Health Security Agency. https://t.co/LAFl2N3VT5
Jess Phillips: MP says TikTok campaign for MMR jab is needed https://t.co/y5dOhWlUCQ
Deprived areas of the West Midlands are being hit hardest by a measles outbreak because of low MMR vaccine uptake. @UKHSA boss Dame Jenny Harries tells @robmayor the disease could spread. Today’s #PoliticsMidlands starts at 10am on BBC1 https://t.co/xerJKuAUfy https://t.co/8PhTim4Wax
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