Parents in England urged to ensure children get MMR jab amid uptake drop
by PA Media from Science | The Guardian on (#6F5MH)
MMR vaccination levels at lowest since 2010-11, figures show, with uptake of other key jabs also too low
Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) after a worrying" drop in uptake of key vaccines.
Figures from NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show 92.5% of children had had the first dose of the MMR jab at five years old by 2022-23, the lowest since 2010-11.
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