'National incident' declared over measles outbreak

Health chiefs are urging those who are eligible for a measles vaccine to get the jab as soon as possible. It comes as measles cases surged across the country, prompting the Health Security Agency to declare a "national incident". Sky News spoke to one woman who became seriously ill from the disease. She had not been vaccinated as a child because of her mother's fears the MMR jab caused autism - a theory that has since been disproved. Full story: https://news.sky.com/story/measles-woman-who-fell-seriously-ill-urges-everyone-to-get-the-vaccine-13051992 #measles #healthnews #nhs #vaccination SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales