00:00 Now, look, lots of... I'm really, really worried about this.
00:03 I really am.
00:05 The growing numbers of kids getting measles
00:08 because they're not vaccinated.
00:09 It's a real worry, isn't it?
00:10 The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health
00:14 are very worried about this. I'm not surprised.
00:16 We haven't seen measles much lately,
00:18 but it's very much on the increase. OK.
00:20 And it's not just a simple rash that many people think it is.
00:23 No, it's a horrible thing, measles.
00:24 What can happen to you, Hilary, if you get that as a wee tiny baby?
00:28 In the very worst case, it can be fatal in some cases,
00:31 you know, because it can affect the lungs,
00:33 it can cause pneumonia, it can cause sepsis.
00:36 So, at the very least, it's going to cause a high temperature.
00:40 It's going to cause symptoms of a cold with sneezing,
00:44 blocked or runny nose, this florid, blotchy rash,
00:49 a high temperature, a horribly high temperature,
00:52 spots in the mouth called coplick spots,
00:54 which are difficult to spot, they look like little grains of salt,
00:57 but very red, sore, watery eyes, sneezing, cough.
01:00 And as I say, that cough can lead to lung problems
01:03 such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis.
01:06 So, it's not something to take lightly.
01:09 We've seen cases in Sheffield, in London, in Cardiff,
01:12 Leicester already.
01:13 It's growing in Europe.
01:15 And we know that 15% of children are not fully vaccinated.
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