Urgent health alert over measles as infected case visits several stores across major city

Behind the warnings lies a quieter message: this didn’t have to be so dangerous. Two free doses of the MMR vaccine, recommended for everyone born after 1965 and easily available from GPs and pharmacies, can turn a frightening public alert into a near‑miss. For pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems and infants, those phone calls and vaccinations in the coming days could draw the line between anxiety and tragedy.