100,000s of children not fully vaccinated against polio, figures show Thousands of children across England are not fully protected against polio, with booster uptake lagging by 50 per cent in some parts of the country, government data show.
Some 101,737 children had not received a booster jab by their fifth birthday in 2020/21, out of a total of 693,928. Around a third of all these unprotected five-year-olds (34,105) were in London. The Independent
See also:
- Polio: What is it and how does it spread? BBC News
- A feared disease which paralysed tens of thousands of children: Polio's history laid bare The Daily Mail
- Polio confusion as NHS cannot tell who has been vaccinated The Daily Telegraph
- Polio: ‘Possible’ source of virus could be traced back to single household, says minister The Independent
- How to check if you’ve had your polio vaccine and what to do if you haven’t The Independent
- Why we don’t need to panic about the return of polio iNews
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