MMR vaccinations show slight rise - The Times 29th September 2007

The uptake of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine rose fractionally last year, though missing data from a large swath of London make the figures unreliable (Nigel Hawkes writes). Statistics from the NHS show that in 2006-07, 85 per cent of two-year-olds had at least one MMR vaccination, up from 84 per cent. But a failed IT programme supplied by BT meant a lack of accurate data from parts of London. The figures show that 73 per cent of children had both MMR jabs by the age of 5, down from 74 per cent the year before. In London the figures was only 52 per cent, leading to a real risk of a measles outbreak.

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