'Make MMR a nursery must'

Children who have not had the MMR jab should be refused entry to nursery school, a leading GP said today.

Dr Mustafa Kapasi said Britain should follow the example of the US, where inoculation is a requirement for school or nursery.

Dr Kapasi, a member of the British Medical Association's GP committee, called for action following a series of measles outbreaks. "What we don't want is some kids getting measles and affecting the education of other children," he said.

National MMR uptake has fallen to 84.2 per cent amid concerns over a possible link with autism and bowel disease.

A BMA spokesman said: "We would not want parents to feel they were being forced into something."