Measles risk 'at private schools' in the UK

Children at British private schools face the greatest risk from the measles outbreak and could pose a health threat to the rest of the population, a leading doctor has warned.

Children at British private schools face the greatest risk from the measles outbreak and could pose a health threat to the rest of the population, a leading doctor has warned.

Professor John Ashton said Britain’s 600,000 privately-educated children were at much greater risk of infection than those in the state sector.

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