Keywords: Measles incidence England&Wales 1940-2007.png Health Protection Agency as reported http //www hpa org uk/web/HPAweb HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1195733835814 on their website Graph shows thousands of cases vs year 1940 2007 with inset showing cases vs year 1986 2007 Additional information including the date that measles was added to the list of notifiable diseases 1940 the date the measles vaccine was licensed 1968 and the date the combined MMR vaccine was introduced 1988 are from HPA http //www hpa org uk/Topics/InfectiousDiseases/InfectionsAZ/Measles/GeneralInformation/measBackground/ Background Information on Measles <p> Coverage was poor between the introduction of the single measles vaccine and the introduction of the MMR vaccine damping but failing to break completely biennial episodic outbreaks Coverage levels in excess of 90 followed the introduction of the MMR vaccine own 2over0 Measles vaccine |