Child dies of measles in Liverpool: Doctors raise alarm over virus outbreak
A child is believed to have died at a Liverpool hospital after contracting measles as the city grapples with an outbreak of the virus.
The child passed away at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, where it is believed they were severely ill with measles and had several other serious health problems.
The child was one of 17 to have been treated at the hospital in recent weeks after becoming unwell with measles.
On Monday, doctors and other healthcare professionals working within Mersey Care NHS Trust issued an open letter to parents and carers in the region urging them to get their children vaccinated for the virus.
They wrote: "We are seeing more cases of measles in our children and young people because fewer people are having the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles and two other viruses called Mumps and Rubella.
"The number of children being treated at Alder Hey for effects and complications of measles is increasing. Children in hospital who are very poorly for another reason, are at higher risk of catching the virus."
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