At least 95 per cent of the public must be vaccinated to prevent outbreaks. In France the rate is 91 per cent ALAMYFrance has been urged to overcome its distrust of vaccinations as the country experiences an epidemic of measles that has claimed at least one life. Agnès Buzyn, the health minister, issued an urgent appeal yesterday for those who have not had themselves or their children vaccinated “to put this right”. A total of 387 cases of measles have been registered in France since the start of the year, with 83 people being admitted to hospital. Mrs Buzyn blames conspiracy theories for undermining French faith in vaccines; doctors say the far-right National Front party is partly…

Source: The Times February 15, 2018 00:02 UTC