/Measles vaccine fears on social media cost me my children – BBC News

Measles vaccine fears on social media cost me my children – BBC News

As installments of measles soar globally, the Philippines is facing a significant outbreak.

But debate more than a dengue fever vaccine saw confidence within the country’s immunisation programmes fall.

One mother told the BBC that misinformation on tv and social networking brought her to disregard government advice to possess her children vaccinated against measles, a choice she hopes not one other parents make.

The BBC’s Global Health Correspondent Tulip Mazumdar investigates.

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