Dr Vanessa Saliba: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- consultant epidemiologist at the UK Health Security Agency
- Quoted on
- Children's health, Respiratory (asthma/COPD)
- Press citations held
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“Infections can return quickly when childhood vaccine uptake falls. Measles elimination is only possible if all eligible children receive two MMRV doses before school. Older children and adults who missed vaccination must be caught up.”
What Dr Vanessa Saliba has said
“Our latest data shows we are now seeing a big measles outbreak in north-east London, mostly affecting unvaccinated children under 10 in schools and nurseries, with some being hospitalised. Measles is a nasty illness for any child but for some it can lead to long-term complications and, tragically, death, but [it] is so easily preventable with two doses of the MMRV vaccine.”
consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · Fast-spreading measles outbreak takes hold among under-10s in north London ↗
“Measles continues to circulate in many parts of the country and as we have seen it can be very serious and even fatal.”
consultant epidemiologist at UKHSA · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · Two children have died from measles this year as cases reported across England ↗
“The key message is that in the UK, since the resurgence, cases are much driven by unvaccinated children under the age of 10. The decline in uptake we've seen over the last 10 years is not equal and it's very much driven by deprivation.”
UKHSA lead consultant epidemiologist for measles · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 10 Sept 2026 · GPs in deprived areas hold key to reversing measles resurgence, UKHSA says ↗
Where Dr Vanessa Saliba has been quoted
- UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptaketheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Fast-spreading measles outbreak takes hold among under-10s in north Londontheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
- Two children have died from measles this year as cases reported across Englandpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- GPs in deprived areas hold key to reversing measles resurgence, UKHSA sayspulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
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