JENNI MURRAY: Last week, it warned that Britain is on the brink of a measles outbreak affecting up to 160,000 people in London alone.
Measles has ruined my health for life. Don’t let it happen to your child too, says JENNI MURRAY Measles caused the asthma I’ve suffered from and recurrent sinusitis and rhinitis READ MORE: Mum begged me to kill her to end her agony. I just couldn’t do it By Jenni Murray for the Daily Mail Updated: 17:46 EDT, 19 July 2023 e-mail 28 View comments How many times have I heard someone say, ‘Measles? It’s nothing. It’s just something kids get.’ Even A. A. Milne made a joke of it: ‘Christopher Robin had wheezles and sneezles. They bundled him into his bed.’ A later line is: ‘They wondered if wheezles could turn into measles, if sneezles would turn into mumps.’ Christopher Robin wasn’t worried. He just had a cold. But if we’ve forgotten how serious and potentially lethal an illness measles is, the UK Health Security Agency is at pains to remind us. Last week, it warned that Britain is on the brink of a measles outbreak affecting up to 160,000 people in London alone. Between 20 and 40 per cent of children who become infected are admitted to hospital, with about two in 1,000 dying, the main risk being in…