LONDON — More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. This year, the U.K. has had more than 1,200 cases of measles,
Measles Surges In UK Years After Flawed Autism Research
More than a decade ago, parents refused to give measles shots to children because of discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism.