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1How to answer any hot topic

2The resident doctors' strikes

3Physician associates and the Leng review

4Letby and the Thirlwall Inquiry

5Martha's Rule

6Maternity failures and infected blood

7Weight-loss jabs and obesity

8Smoking, vaping and prevention

9Vaccines, measles and the next pandemic

10Young people's mental health

11Health inequalities

12Climate, AMR and global health

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Vaccines, measles and the next pandemic

What this lesson covers

Measles is back: the facts
Why uptake falls: access, misinformation, trust
What the Covid Inquiry has found
Ready for the next one? And mandates
How this comes up on the day

The words to use

Measles elimination status: WHO recognition that measles is not spreading continuously within a country. UKHSA reported in January 2026 that the UK had lost it, based on 2024 data.
MMRV: The vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox), given at 12 and 18 months in the UK routine schedule from 1 January 2026.
Vaccine hesitancy: Delaying or refusing a vaccine even though it is available. The Covid Inquiry's vaccines report (April 2026) found it rising in the UK.
UK Covid-19 Inquiry: The public inquiry chaired by Baroness Hallett, reporting module by module. Its care sector report came out on 20 October 2026, with four more modules to come.
Exercise Pegasus: The UK's largest ever pandemic exercise, in autumn 2025. Every government department, the devolved governments and local resilience forums responded to a simulated pathogen.

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The words to use

Measles elimination status

WHO recognition that measles is not spreading continuously within a country. UKHSA reported in January 2026 that the UK had lost it, based on 2024 data.

MMRV

The vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox), given at 12 and 18 months in the UK routine schedule from 1 January 2026.

Vaccine hesitancy

Delaying or refusing a vaccine even though it is available. The Covid Inquiry's vaccines report (April 2026) found it rising in the UK.

UK Covid-19 Inquiry

The public inquiry chaired by Baroness Hallett, reporting module by module. Its care sector report came out on 20 October 2026, with four more modules to come.

Exercise Pegasus

The UK's largest ever pandemic exercise, in autumn 2025. Every government department, the devolved governments and local resilience forums responded to a simulated pathogen.