world news Half of Europeans wrongly believe vaccines often cause side-effects Nearly half of Europeans wrongly believe vaccines often cause serious side-effects, according to a poll that comes amid a global rise in measles. 28/04/2019
World UN: 20m missed vaccinations each year causing global measles outbreaks In high income countries, the US, France then Britain have had the highest numbers of unvaccinated children between 2010-2017. 25/04/2019
Ukraine The story of measles-hit Ukraine and its fake vaccination certificates "We all know that there is a huge number of fake vaccinated children. Every mum in the playground knows it. They say ‘All the mothers do it, they just go and bribe the doctor or a nurse’." 12/04/2019
Costa Rica French boy accused of reintroducing measles to Costa Rica The 5-year-old and his parents are on holidays in the Latin American country. 24/02/2019
World Measles cases in Europe tripled in 2018, says WHO WHO said “uneven progress between and within countries” was to blame for the record numbers. 07/02/2019
world news Which countries are driving Europe’s record measles outbreak? The World Health Organization has sounded the alarm about measles in Europe. But in which countries is the outbreak worst? 22/08/2018
world news Measles ‘spreads like wildfire’ if children not vaccinated: WHO expert Dr Mark Muscat of the World Health Organization tells Euronews that a lack of vaccination coverage is behind the record numbers of measles case in Europe. 21/08/2018
world news Europe briefing: 7 stories to know about today Here are the top stories from Europe and beyond we were following this morning, Tuesday, August 21. 21/08/2018
Poland Thousands of people in Warsaw protest against compulsory vaccinations It comes as the number of measles cases quadrupled in Europe in 2017, with 35 fatalities, according to the World Health Organization. 02/06/2018
Italy Italy’s measles doll sparks controversy An Italian toy maker has been urged to withdraw a doll that can be cured of the measles using "magic" wipes and cream. 06/04/2018
Portugal Portuguese doctors neglect their shots in midst of measles outbreak Uptick in measles cases mostly localised around one Porto hospital where some health professionals appear to have neglected their vaccination regimes. 25/03/2018
Romania Romania and Italy hit as measles makes ‘tragic’ comeback in Europe The number of measles cases in Europe has quadrupled in a year, according to the World Health Organization. 20/02/2018
world news Measles: a deadly killer that EU countries have failed to eliminate It's worst in Italy and Romania. 22/09/2017
Romania ‘Not vaccinating your own baby leads to the death of another’ In the past year, 34 people have died after contracting measles in Romania. More than 9,233 cases have been recorded in the current outbreak. 22/09/2017
