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Hello everyone! I'm Charlene from BBC
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Learning English.
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Today we're talking about measles,
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a disease which kills thousands of people
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around the world every year.
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The World Health Organisation has just announced
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that the number of measles cases in Europe
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in 2017 was four times the rate for the previous year.
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Experts say that this worrying trend is partly due to a fall
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in immunisation rates - and one reason for this
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is public fear about the safety of vaccinations.
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Everybody's talking about it,
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and I'm asking three questions
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to find out the actual words
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that people are saying. Question one.
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Are you concerned about the rise in measles in Europe?
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Yes, definitely. As a mother of a young child anyway,
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I've always made sure she's had all
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her vaccinations on time and it gives me peace of mind.
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Yes, yeah I am concerned about that.
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If, you know, people aren't being vaccinated,
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and it's important to get vaccinated, definitely.
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Err... no. No.
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Do you think people are right to worry
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about the safety of vaccinations?
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I don't think so. I think the record is that
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they're proved to be quite safe.
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Yes, I do, because, I mean for example
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the flu vaccination now, I wonder
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how much of that is relevant,
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or necessary ... because you are still giving
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part of the actual disease or illness
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I wouldn't say they need to worry, but I think
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they should take it seriously and act responsibly.
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Some people want measles vaccinations to be made
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compulsory by law. Would you go along with that?
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I would actually, yeah,
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because it helps the others as well
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... I would agree with that, I would.
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At the end of the day I think it should be left up to
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the individual to decide,
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but for something as serious as that,
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then maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea.
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I think everybody's got their own right to choose
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... I think if they can promote it positively,
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then more people will choose to have it done.
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So there you go: Everybody's talking about measles
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and now you can too!
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There's a recap coming up in just a second -
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but before I go don't forget you can find out more
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about this topic at BBC Learning English dot com,
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you can also find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
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and YouTube - and get talking! See you next time!
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