Find out what measles vaccine rates are in your area after a child with the preventable disease died. Liverpool - where the youngster reportedly died at Alder Hey Children's Hospital - is one of 22 places in the country where MMR vaccination rates have dropped below 75 per cent.

Liverpool is one of 22 places in the country where MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination rates have dropped below 75% following the death of a child in the city. A child has died at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital after contracting measles.

The death of a child from measles in Liverpool shows that the nation needs to “redouble its efforts” to vaccinate more children, according to Wes Streeting. The Health Secretary stressed that vaccines “save lives” and said the Government will be carrying out work throughout the remainder of the year to boost uptake.