Thursday 29 September 2022 10:56 AM Vaccination rates for ALL 14 childhood jabs 'has fallen in the last year' trends now
Thursday 29 September 2022 10:56 AM Vaccination rates for ALL 14 childhood jabs 'has fallen in the last year' trends now
Vaccination rates for ALL 14 childhood jabs has fallen in the last year, 'extremely worrying' NHS data shows
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Vaccination rates among children have fallen across the board, official data revealed today.
As few as 84 per cent of under-5s in England were inoculated against serious illnesses, such as diphtheria, tetanus and polio by March 2022.
Uptake fell by up to 1.3 per cent compared to last year across the 14 routine vaccines offered to youngsters, such as measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
Health chiefs warned even this small decline can lead to a rise in cases and trigger potentially deadly