Hundreds of students have been struck down by a severe outbreak of mumps that is spreading across British universities. Public Health England figures show that more than 7,200 suspected mumps cases have been reported in the UK since July, almost triple the same period last year. The surge in cases is linked to a dip in uptake of the MMR vaccine two decades ago. More than 7,200 mumps cases have been reported in UK since July, says Public Health England figures (file image). ‘We can all be protected from mumps by having the MMR vaccine.

Source: Daily Mail December 11, 2019 23:10 UTC