speaking on the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the combined measles, mumps and rubella — or mmrhildren getting the jab. james gallagher reports. this is an almost forgotten site in the uk, measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. for most it's unpleasant, but it can be deadly if it spreads to the lungs or brain. vaccination is why we now have so few cases. this is the mmr, it protects against measles as get —— as well as mumps and rubella but discredited claims by this man walked faith in the vaccine. he said, mark causes autism and was struck off the medical register in the uk. but, his words lead to a fall the number of children vaccinated around the turn of the millennium. to stop measles spreading, 95% of children need to be immunised but coverage fell to just 80% of two—year—olds in 2003 when anxiety over mmr was at its peak. that donation rates are 91% but have been falling for the past four years. so why are parents not taking their children to get their jobs? when the infection rates drop you get complacency, but there's also this dreadful social medi

he falsely said mmr causes autism and was struck off the medical register in the uk. to stop measles spreading, 95% of children need to be immunised. but coverage fell to just 80% of two—year olds in 2003, when anxiety over mmr was at its peak. vaccination rates are now at 91% but have been falling for the past four years. so why are parents not taking their children to get theirjabs? when the infection rates drop, you get complacency. but there's also this dreadful social media fake news and people peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a result, measles is making a comeback. there's been more than 900 cases in england already this year. professor dame sally davies accuses what she calls the anti—vax brigade of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. people who spread these myths, when children are ill or dying, will not be there to pick up the bits to help or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine would save millions of lives around the world and encouraged parents to make sure that children were vaccinated. scientists here in

he falsely said mmr causes autism and was struck off the medical register in the uk.d to be immunised. but coverage fell to just 80% of two—year olds in 2003, when anxiety over mmr was at its peak. vaccination rates are now at 91% but have been falling for the past four years. so why are parents not taking their children to get theirjabs? when the infection rates drop, you get complacency. but there's also this dreadful social media fake news and people peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a result, measles is making a comeback. there's been more than 900 cases in england already this year. professor dame sally davies accuses what she calls the anti—vax brigade of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. people who spread these myths, when children are ill or dying, will not be there to pick up the bits to help or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine would save millions of lives around the world and encouraged parents to make sure that children were vaccinated. this week, bbc news has been looking at the impact that the food

he falsely said mmr causes autism and was struck off the medical register in the uk.easles spreading, 95% of children need to be immunised. but coverage fell to just 80% of two—year olds in 2003, when anxiety over mmr was at its peak. vaccination rates are now at 91% but have been falling for the past four years. so why are parents not taking their children to get theirjabs? when the infection rates drop, you get complacency. but there's also this dreadful social media fake news and people peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a result, measles is making a comeback. there's been more than 900 cases in england already this year. professor dame sally davies accuses what she calls the anti—vax brigade of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. people who spread these myths, when children are ill or dying, will not be there to pick up the bits to help or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine would save millions of lives around the world and encouraged parents to make sure that children were vaccinated. breaking news regarding the

the mmr jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella.es already this year. completely discredited claims the vaccine causes autism led to a fall in the number of children getting vaccinated around the turn of the millenium. immunisation rates recovered, but in the past three years they have been falling again. when the infection rates drop you get complacency, but there's also this dreadful social media fake news and people peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a young doctor, professor dame sally davies treated children as they were dying from measles. she describes the experience as horrific. she accused what she called "the anti—vax brigade" of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. the people who spread these myths, when children are ill, or die, will not be there to pick up the bits to help or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine had saved millions of lives around the world, and encouraged parents to make sure their child was vaccinated. james gallagher, bbc news. the government as sought

the mmr jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella., but in the past three years they have been falling again. when the infection rates drop you get complacency, but there is also this dreadful social media fake news and people peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a young doctor, professor dame sally davies treated children as they were dying from measles. she describes the experience as horrific. she accused what she called the "anti—vax brigade" of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. the people who spread these myths when children are ill, or die, will not be there to pick up the bits, to help, or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine had saved millions of lives around the world and encouraged parents to make sure their child was vaccinated. james gallagher, bbc news. a global study has warned that the amount of heat absorbed by the oceans over the past 25 years has been seriously underestimated. researchers say the seas have absorbed 60% more heat than previously thought, which means it

. >> let's talk about resource development both expressed support for drilling in mmr. how would you support with the environmental protections? spinnaker i would use the same effort when i was working on the arctic development. there was a lot of challenges with people on the shores and that the witches but we engaged in the individual leadership you have to engage in the stakeholders at the same time when we sat down with them also being in the event we had a lot of issues to find a balance that you bring everyone to the table. this is the biggest thing missing in politics today. we are going to do this right answer bound together and figure out this problem because at the end of the day we are here for a reason but sitting down with different partners and stakeholders to resolve the issues in front of us i've done it and i've seen the outcome. >> we have the most stringent regulations when it comes to the resources. what yowould you continue to apy those regulations and would reduce the possibility of any type of wales -- oil spill i think we have a good track record

[laughter] mmr working hard and being broke in the richest country on earth. [applause] and that unison sound is knowing that we have a little bit of the problem that we tell ourselves for centuries about this place with the american dream that involves hard work that this is the a meritocracy. and dad is speaking to people but it is a special niche but i wanted to point that out. so this is a moment of division to see ourselves and categorizing what we do. and that the identity differs and how that comes with privileges and disadvantages. but along the way we should make sure we talk about what we have in common to make progress and unity. i'm not talk about empathy or compassion for someone that wishes harm upon you or your group or demographic. i happen to believe i have been a reporter for long enough that you would think from watching cable news that if you just leave your living room and turn off whatever it is and look your neighbor in the eye and have a conversation there are people that are out there but i think those that happen to be a member of the

. >> if you look at mmr, dbt, those things have been known to caw health consequences. saying the chicken pox vaccine is that. most likely somebody was exposed to the virus and now it's just spreading rampant into those that may not have been vaccinated or vaccinated. >> just seems so weird. you're the doctor, not i. if you have people that were vaccinated, is it true that if you already are vaccinated against the chicken pox or you already had them, you can't get them? >> according to the cdc, 85% of people that get the vaccine are really prevented from getting the chicken pox infection itself. there's still that short, that 15% other that may have the potential to have it develop from the vaccine. >> wow. i hear that. so let me ask you this. now they're saying we're talking about students, children, with this outbreak of chicken pox. that can create problems for adults. how so? >> so the chicken pox virus later on in life has become shingles. i'm sure you've heard of shingles. shingles is a nasty infection that could have a world of complications associated with it. w

the mmr jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella. more than 900 cases of measles already this year. completely discredited claims the vaccine causes autism led to a fall in the number of children getting vaccinated around the turn of the millenium. immunisation rates recovered, but in the past three years they have been falling again. when the infection rates drop you get complacency, but there is also this dreadful social media fake news and people peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a young doctor, professor dame sally davies treated children as they were dying from measles. she describes the experience as horrific. she accused what she called the anti—vax brigade of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. the people who spread these myths when children are ill, or die, will not be there to pick up the bits to help or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine had saved millions of lives around the world and encouraged parents to make sure their child was vaccinated. james gallagher, bbc news.

vaccinations, these are some of the most carefully studied products on the market and the link between the mmrey could cause problems that's one of the most studied questions in modern history. i think it's been thoroughly debunked so people should have confidence in these products. that doesn't mean they're risk free there are risks associated with any product, but it weighs heavily in the direction of vaccinating your children. >> measles outbreak, i know it's in new jersey and other places subpoe is there recent incidences >> there are this is highlycontagious one of the most contagious infectious diseases. and it was mostly eradicated if you don't vaccinate a certain amount in a community, you create the situation in which that could spread and you have a local epidemic that's what we're seeing in certain communities. you know, a lot of times it's a community where people should know better and they're making a conscious decision not to vaccinate. >> all right what can the fda do about that >> i think we can continue to talk about what we do which is look at the safety of these products an