Dropping uptake of MMR vaccines has led to a resurgence of measles in countries like the UK
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Receiving two doses of measles vaccine as a child may not always lead to lifelong immunity, despite what people think, according to a modeling study. Even so, this remains the best form of protection against the disease.
The level of protection appears to decrease very little each year, which could explain why an increasing number of people contract measles despite having had two vaccines against that…