Parents urged to vaccinate kids as measles outbreak risk rises

Health chiefs in Leeds are urging parents and carers to check their child is fully vaccinated before returning back to the classroom.

- 

They are warning that vaccination rates have fallen in recent years and there is a “risk” of a measles outbreak in West Yorkshire.

Measles is a highly contagious infection that spreads through breath, coughs and sneezes.

It can lead to serious complications in some individuals, including pneumonia, meningitis and, in rare cases, death.