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A measles outbreak in Britain has been linked to declining vaccination rates, with cases rising more than 40-fold across Europe in 2023 compared to the previous year. The trend has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a lack of access and hesitancy among some groups to get vaccinated. Officials have declared a national incident and are working to address the problematically low levels of immunization.
Multiple EU countries are experiencing an intensifying flu epidemic, with Italy facing one of its worst flu seasons in years. A "cocktail" of respiratory illnesses including flu, RSV, and a new strain of COVID-19 are circulating, exacerbated by low vaccination rates. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control confirmed that the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus is the dominant flu subtype in the EU, with influenza activity intensifying across Europe since the end of 2023. The flu epidemic has begun in Germany, France, and Spain, prompting health authorities to emphasize the importance of vaccination and caution around at-risk individuals.