Number of children getting the MMR jab declines for the fourth year in a row The number of children being given the MMR vaccine has fallen for the fourth year in a row, with immunity now at its lowest since 2011.
The jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella, and children are expected to have their first dose before their second birthday.
But only 91.2 per cent of children across England are meeting this target, meaning thousands have no protection against the three killer infections.
The number is down from 92.7 per cent in 2014 – the highest level of the past decade years – and from 91.6 per cent in 2017, NHS Digital data has revealed. The Daily Mail
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The jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella, and children are expected to have their first dose before their second birthday.
But only 91.2 per cent of children across England are meeting this target, meaning thousands have no protection against the three killer infections.
The number is down from 92.7 per cent in 2014 – the highest level of the past decade years – and from 91.6 per cent in 2017, NHS Digital data has revealed. The Daily Mail
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