Conclusion
The hopes of eradication of measles have yet to be
achieved. Dramatic reduction of cases in the UK has
occurred since the introduction of the measles and
MMR vaccine, but, thanks to the Wakefield scare,
rates of immunization have fallen from 90% in 1998
to 84.6% in 2008, with lower rates recorded in London
(Thompson, 2009). This leaves a number of individuals
at risk of developing the disease, either from contacts