‘Too many children are at risk of killer infections as vaccination rates plummet,’ NHS says in stark warning --[Reported by Umva mag]

CHILDHOOD vaccination rates have fallen for the fifth year in a row, NHS figures show. Coverage in England is below the safe 95 per cent target for every available jab. Getty - ContributorMost children’s vaccinations are started between eight weeks and one year of age (stock image)[/caption] Parents’ failure to get their kids immunised is putting classrooms at risk of deadly diseases that have been off the radar for decades. Uptake of the MMR jab for measles, mumps and rubella is at a shocking 15-year low. Free NHS vaccines are also offered to protect youngsters from whooping cough, polio, meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria, rotavirus, hepatitis B and flu. NHS England’s vaccination director, Steve Russell, said: “Too many children are still not fully vaccinated against diseases which cause serious illness but are preventable.” Health chiefs reckon parents are either not bothering to have young ones vaccinated or being spooked by fake news about jabs that is spread online. Dr Helen Stewart, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: “Vaccine hesitancy may be an issue in some instances, but evidence shows that accessibility and availability of health appointments plays a huge role in low uptake.” It only takes one case of measles in an unprotected school or nursery for numbers to suddenly surge Dr Vanessa SalibaUK Health Security Agency Most jabs are given between the ages of eight weeks and one year old. NHS figures for England show uptake of the six-in-one vaccine fell from 94 per cent in 2020 to 92 per cent in 2023. For MMR it has dropped from 93 per cent in 2013 to 89 per cent for two-year-olds and 16 per cent are not fully vaccinated by age five – the lowest for 15 years. England has had unusual outbreaks of whooping cough and measles in the past two years and in 2022 traces of polio were found in London’s sewers for the first time in decades. Vaccine uptake is lowest in the capital. The life-saving vaccines you need at every age EIGHT WEEKS 6-in-1 vaccine Rotavirus vaccine MenB vaccine 12 WEEKS 6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose) Pneumococcal vaccine Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose) 16 WEEKS 6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose) MenB vaccine (2nd dose) ONE YEAR Hib/MenC vaccine (1st dose) MMR vaccine (1st dose) Pneumococcal vaccine (2nd dose) MenB vaccine (3rd dose) TWO TO 15 YEARS Children’s flu vaccine (every year until children finish Year 11 of secondary school) THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS MMR vaccine (2nd dose) 4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine 12 TO 13 YEARS HPV vaccine 14 YEARS 3-in-1 teenage booster vaccine MenACWY vaccine 65 YEARS Flu vaccine (given every year after turning 65) Pneumococcal vaccine Shingles vaccine (if you turned 65 on or after 1 September 2023) 70 to 79 YEARS Shingles vaccine Source: The NHS Vaccines ‘prevent thousands of deaths’ The NHS estimates that jabs prevent more than 5,000 deaths and 100,000 hospital admissions each year in England. Dr Vanessa Saliba, of the UK Health Security Agency, said: “Childhood vaccines prevent babies and children from suffering needlessly and can be life-saving. “It only takes one case of measles to get into a school or nursery where many children are unprotected for numbers to suddenly surge. “It’s never too late to catch up.” Steve Russell added: “Vaccinations have been protecting children for decades.” Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne said: “Vaccines are our best form of protection against serious illness. “I urge all parents to take up vaccinations to keep children safe as they return to the classroom or nursery this autumn.” MMR VACCINATION RATES BY AREA NHS figures reveal which local areas have the highest and lowest uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at age five. The list is ordered from high to low with proportion of five-year-olds vaccinated in 2023/24 and (percentage vaccinated in 2022/23): Cumbria 94.8% (93.5%) East Riding of Yorkshire 94.5% (94.4%) County Durham 94.2% (94.0%) South Tyneside 93.7% (92.7%) Northumberland 92.5% (92.6%) Bath & North East Somerset 92.3% (93.3%) Derbyshire 92.2% (93.1%) Dorset 92.1% (92.3%) Wiltshire 92.0% (92.4%) West Berkshire 91.9% (93.0%) Barnsley 91.7% (92.2%) Leicestershire 91.7% (91.9%) North Tyneside 91.7% (92.8%) North East Lincolnshire 91.6% (91.6%) Bracknell Forest 91.5% (89.5%) Hampshire 91.1% (91.0%) Wokingham 91.1% (91.1%) Sunderland 90.9% (92.4%) Oxfordshire 90.8% (90.6%) Plymouth 90.7% (91.6%) Worcestershire 90.6% (90.6%) Cheshire East 90.6% (89.9%) Devon 90.5% (92.3%) Warrington 90.4% (89.2%) Stockport 90.4% (91.3%) Gloucestershire 90.3% (89.3%) Norfolk 90.3% (90.6%) Suffolk 90.2% (89.1%) South Gloucestershire 90.0% (91.6%) Cheshire West & Chester 89.9% (89.9%) Central Bedfordshire 89.9% (90.8%) Trafford 89.

Sep 19, 2024 - 18:29

‘Too many children are at risk of killer infections as vaccination rates plummet,’ NHS says in stark warning --[Reported by Umva mag]

CHILDHOOD vaccination rates have fallen for the fifth year in a row, NHS figures show.

Coverage in England is below the safe 95 per cent target for every available jab.

a baby is getting an injection in the arm

Most children’s vaccinations are started between eight weeks and one year of age (stock image)[/caption]

Parents’ failure to get their kids immunised is putting classrooms at risk of deadly diseases that have been off the radar for decades.

Uptake of the MMR jab for measles, mumps and rubella is at a shocking 15-year low.

Free NHS vaccines are also offered to protect youngsters from whooping cough, polio, meningitis, tetanus, diphtheria, rotavirus, hepatitis B and flu.

NHS England’s vaccination director, Steve Russell, said: “Too many children are still not fully vaccinated against diseases which cause serious illness but are preventable.”

Health chiefs reckon parents are either not bothering to have young ones vaccinated or being spooked by fake news about jabs that is spread online.

Dr Helen Stewart, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: “Vaccine hesitancy may be an issue in some instances, but evidence shows that accessibility and availability of health appointments plays a huge role in low uptake.”

It only takes one case of measles in an unprotected school or nursery for numbers to suddenly surge Dr Vanessa SalibaUK Health Security Agency

Most jabs are given between the ages of eight weeks and one year old.

NHS figures for England show uptake of the six-in-one vaccine fell from 94 per cent in 2020 to 92 per cent in 2023.

For MMR it has dropped from 93 per cent in 2013 to 89 per cent for two-year-olds and 16 per cent are not fully vaccinated by age five – the lowest for 15 years.

England has had unusual outbreaks of whooping cough and measles in the past two years and in 2022 traces of polio were found in London’s sewers for the first time in decades.

Vaccine uptake is lowest in the capital.

The life-saving vaccines you need at every age

EIGHT WEEKS

6-in-1 vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine
MenB vaccine

12 WEEKS

6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose)
Pneumococcal vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose)

16 WEEKS

6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose)
MenB vaccine (2nd dose)

ONE YEAR

Hib/MenC vaccine (1st dose)
MMR vaccine (1st dose)
Pneumococcal vaccine (2nd dose)
MenB vaccine (3rd dose)

TWO TO 15 YEARS

Children’s flu vaccine (every year until children finish Year 11 of secondary school)

THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS

MMR vaccine (2nd dose)
4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine

12 TO 13 YEARS

HPV vaccine

14 YEARS

3-in-1 teenage booster vaccine
MenACWY vaccine

65 YEARS

Flu vaccine (given every year after turning 65)
Pneumococcal vaccine
Shingles vaccine (if you turned 65 on or after 1 September 2023)

70 to 79 YEARS

Shingles vaccine

Source: The NHS

Vaccines ‘prevent thousands of deaths’

The NHS estimates that jabs prevent more than 5,000 deaths and 100,000 hospital admissions each year in England.

Dr Vanessa Saliba, of the UK Health Security Agency, said: “Childhood vaccines prevent babies and children from suffering needlessly and can be life-saving.

“It only takes one case of measles to get into a school or nursery where many children are unprotected for numbers to suddenly surge.

“It’s never too late to catch up.”

Steve Russell added: “Vaccinations have been protecting children for decades.”

Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne said: “Vaccines are our best form of protection against serious illness.

“I urge all parents to take up vaccinations to keep children safe as they return to the classroom or nursery this autumn.”

MMR VACCINATION RATES BY AREA

NHS figures reveal which local areas have the highest and lowest uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at age five.

The list is ordered from high to low with proportion of five-year-olds vaccinated in 2023/24 and (percentage vaccinated in 2022/23):

Cumbria 94.8% (93.5%)
East Riding of Yorkshire 94.5% (94.4%)
County Durham 94.2% (94.0%)
South Tyneside 93.7% (92.7%)
Northumberland 92.5% (92.6%)
Bath & North East Somerset 92.3% (93.3%)
Derbyshire 92.2% (93.1%)
Dorset 92.1% (92.3%)
Wiltshire 92.0% (92.4%)
West Berkshire 91.9% (93.0%)
Barnsley 91.7% (92.2%)
Leicestershire 91.7% (91.9%)
North Tyneside 91.7% (92.8%)
North East Lincolnshire 91.6% (91.6%)
Bracknell Forest 91.5% (89.5%)
Hampshire 91.1% (91.0%)
Wokingham 91.1% (91.1%)
Sunderland 90.9% (92.4%)
Oxfordshire 90.8% (90.6%)
Plymouth 90.7% (91.6%)
Worcestershire 90.6% (90.6%)
Cheshire East 90.6% (89.9%)
Devon 90.5% (92.3%)
Warrington 90.4% (89.2%)
Stockport 90.4% (91.3%)
Gloucestershire 90.3% (89.3%)
Norfolk 90.3% (90.6%)
Suffolk 90.2% (89.1%)
South Gloucestershire 90.0% (91.6%)
Cheshire West & Chester 89.9% (89.9%)
Central Bedfordshire 89.9% (90.8%)
Trafford 89.8% (89.0%)
Stockton-on-Tees 89.7% (92.0%)
Herefordshire 89.6% (88.1%)
Shropshire 89.3% (89.8%)
Kirklees 89.3% (88.4%)
Buckinghamshire 89.3% (90.3%)
Cambridgeshire 89.2% (89.3%)
Torbay 89.2% (89.3%)
Hartlepool 89.2% (84.5%)
Redcar & Cleveland 89.1% (89.5%)
Windsor & Maidenhead 89.0% (88.8%)
Wakefield 88.9% (89.2%)
North Yorkshire 88.7% (90.3%)
North Somerset 88.7% (91.4%)
Wirral 88.6% (88.7%)
Rotherham 88.5% (91.8%)
Hertfordshire 88.4% (88.8%)
Essex 88.4% (88.3%)
Wigan 88.2% (88.4%)
Warwickshire 88.2% (88.5%)
Somerset 88.0% (90.4%)
Staffordshire 87.9% (89.3%)
Dudley 87.9% (89.3%)
Cornwall 87.9% (89.0%)
Darlington 87.9% (90.8%)
Bedford 87.5% (90.4%)
West Sussex 87.5% (89.5%)
Swindon 87.4% (86.8%)
Milton Keynes 87.3% (87.4%)
Lancashire 87.1% (88.1%)
St Helens 86.8% (86.0%)
Gateshead 86.8% (88.5%)
Halton 86.7% (89.0%)
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 86.7% (88.2%)
North Northamptonshire 86.7% (86.9%)
East Sussex 86.6% (86.8%)
York 86.5% (86.5%)
Calderdale 86.4% (85.9%)
Blackpool 86.2% (87.4%)
Sheffield 86.2% (85.2%)
Bromley 86.1% (87.0%)
Portsmouth 86.1% (86.2%)
Solihull 86.0% (85.8%)
Blackburn with Darwen 85.7% (88.2%)
Nottinghamshire 85.6% (86.0%)
Bolton 85.6% (87.6%)
Telford & Wrekin 85.5% (87.0%)
Isle of Wight 85.5% (85.5%)
Southampton 85.4% (85.7%)
Reading 85.3% (84.4%)
Newcastle upon Tyne 85.2% (85.1%)
Southend-on-Sea 84.8% (85.0%)
Stoke-on-Trent 84.3% (85.4%)
Kent 84.0% (85.2%)
Slough 83.9% (84.6%)
Lincolnshire 83.8% (83.9%)
Surrey 83.7% (83.5%)
Tameside 83.6% (86.5%)
Hull 83.4% (85.6%)
North Lincolnshire 83.4% (85.5%)
Walsall 83.2% (83.1%)
Sefton 83.2% (82.6%)
Bristol 83.0% (84.3%)
Brighton & Hove 83.0% (84.4%)
Bexley 82.9% (82.6%)
Thurrock 82.5% (82.8%)
West Northamptonshire 82.1% (85.0%)
Doncaster 82.1% (84.2%)
Derby 81.9% (79.6%)
Bury 81.5% (83.3%)
Leeds 81.3% (83.8%)
Hillingdon 81.0% (81.0%)
Salford 81.0% (79.8%)
Sutton 80.7% (77.7%)
Bradford 80.5% (83.6%)
Medway 80.5% (82.5%)
Rochdale 80.2% (85.2%)
Coventry 79.8% (81.7%)
Oldham 79.8% (80.8%)
Southwark 79.7% (82.5%)
Lewisham 79.6% (80.4%)
Luton 79.6% (81.4%)
Ealing 79.4% (81.0%)
Leicester 79.4% (79.2%)
Sandwell 79.4% (80.2%)
Havering 79.3% (79.5%)
Greenwich 79.2% (83.4%)
Middlesbrough 77.9% (82.1%)
Lambeth 77.9% (79.1%)
Harrow 77.8% (78.9%)
Wolverhampton 77.6% (79.1%)
Kingston-upon-Thames 77.1% (76.4%)
Knowsley 76.7% (76.5%)
Peterborough 76.6% (75.7%)
Hounslow 75.9% (77.9%)
Brent 75.0% (77.6%)
Birmingham 74.8% (75.1%)
Manchester 74.6% (74.5%)
Wandsworth 74.6% (75.2%)
Nottingham 74.0% (75.1%)
Tower Hamlets 73.9% (73.8%)
Liverpool 73.4% (73.6%)
Barnet 72.9% (70.6%)
Richmond-upon-Thames 72.3% (74.1%)
Merton 72.2% (71.7%)
Waltham Forest 72.0% (70.8%)
Redbridge 69.8% (69.5%)
Barking & Dagenham 68.5% (69.5%)
Croydon 68.1% (70.3%)
Newham 67.7% (68.0%)
Hammersmith & Fulham 67.6% (70.3%)
Enfield 65.8% (64.8%)
Camden 65.7% (63.6%)
Haringey 64.5% (65.9%)
Kensington & Chelsea 64.5% (67.2%)
Westminster 64.3% (74.0%)
Islington 63.8% (66.3%)
Hackney 60.8% (56.3%)

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