Two children die from measles as England data shows 100 new infections

Two children in England have died from measles, health officials say, as data shows more than 100 new reported cases in the last fortnight. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday that two children had died this year, one from “acute measles” and the other from the “late effects of measles”. A senior public health source told the Guardian it was the first time two children had died from measles in a single year in England and Wales since 2018. …