MMR jab figures show falling immunisation rates for five-year-olds in Lancashire
0 Have your say The proportion of five-year-olds having both MMR jabs in Lancashire has fallen slightly, and immunisation rates for the vaccine are significantly below target.
The latest Public Health England figures for 2017-18 show that 84.6% of five-year-olds had received both MMR jabs before their fifth birthday, down from 85.1% the previous year.
This means that 814 five-year-olds in the area are unprotected against highly-contagious measles.
The target, set by the World Health Organisation, is 95% coverage.
Experts have said that the uptake of the jab across England, where 87.2% of... read more
20 September 2018 in
Regional North West ,
Views: 30
Source: Lancashire Evening Post
Realtime News
- 05:09 The 'life or death' drug row that could shorten three-year-old's life
- 05:09 Huge number of violent and sexual crimes in Nuneaton and Bedworth
- 05:08 Report from the courts: Who's been up before Mansfield Magistrates'...
- 05:06 Independent Spirit Awards: Beale Street wins big ahead of Oscars
- 05:04 Homeless in Hull in 2019: Rough sleepers on the one thing they want...
- 05:04 Man fined for using Humber Bridge tag lane - 15 months after...
- 05:04 The cowardly killer who stabbed woman in cold blood then denied her...
- 04:36 Alabama newspaper at centre of KKK outcry appoints black female editor
- 04:33 Monsters come in many guises – they wouldn’t get near us otherwise
- 04:33 Scots union leader faces embarrassing strike at exams body he helps...
- 04:33 Glasgow’s five-star Blythswood Square Hotel accused of 'xenophobic'...
- 04:33 Alesha MacPhail killer Aaron Campbell 'lied over price on his head'...
- 04:33 Autistic Carstairs patient's phone calls 'restricted after mum...
- 04:33 Fashion industry has stooped to ugly, offensive and desperate new lows
- 04:33 Lib Dem leaders Vince Cable and Willie Rennie's new rivals come...
- 04:33 Mum's fury after being saddled with £500 fine on trip to watch...
- 04:33 Allowing Polmont teens phones in their cells could prevent suicides...
- 04:33 Taser use by Scots cops up 400 per cent in three years amid worry...
- 04:33 Scots tycoon in wedding venue row at war with siblings over dead...
- 04:26 Call for investigation after Georgina Downer presents cheque to...
- 04:22 Liversedge road reopened after serious car collision
- 02:55 Thousands mourn seven Syrian siblings killed in Canada fire
- 02:38 Opposition view: Bath boss Blackadder left to rue last-minute try
- 02:02 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer working closely with Manchester United’s Sport...
- 01:51 Saudi Arabia appoints its first female ambassador to US
- 01:51 Are these the perfect postcards from space?
- 01:50 BBC Scotland TV channel prepares to launch
- 01:45 Saudi Arabia announces princess as US ambassador
- 01:36 Australia's trade minister raises concerns about China's coal...
- 01:13 EU referendum registration deadline extended
« | ‹ | › | » | |||
Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |