KIDS could be banned from school if parents refuse to give them the measles jab, the health secretary has warned.
In 1998 Dr Andrew Wakefield claimed there was a link between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism.Subsequent studies have found no link but people still spread fake scare stories.Hancock issued his warning after Unicef revealed more than half a million UK kids have not had their MMR jab.
“I have called in the social media companies, like we had to with self-harming images a few months ago. Children should have two doses of the jab to be protected, with the World Health Organisation setting a target of 95 per cent coverage. NHS boss Simon Stevens has warned of a “public health timebomb”. And he called on social media firms to adopt a “zero tolerance” approach to the fake posts.
Good
Good idea - any school - regardless of type / funding