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Liverpool health officials call for vaccinations as measles transmission resurfaces.

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Parents are being reminded of a four-day rule after the UK lost its measles-free status. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that the highly contagious and potentially fatal disease is ...

An NHS alert has disclosed that roughly one in four young people are finishing their education without safeguarding against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV). This vaccination gap is ...

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Measles outbreaks have infected more than 2,600 people since the beginning in 2025 with cases in all but six U.S. states. Outbreaks of the highly contagious virus in the United States have jeopardized ...