|
107.8 Radio Jackie - Bulletins aired each hour
Saturday, 19 February 2022
Merton Council is urging parents to make sure their children get their Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine.
There was a drop in the MMR vaccine take-up during the COVID pandemic. Coverage across England is also at its lowest for a decade. The World Health Organisation sets a target of 95% of children vaccinated to achieve ‘herd immunity’. In Merton, 89% of five-year-olds had received one dose of the MMR vaccines in 2020 and 2021. But this drops to 72% for those receiving the vital two doses by the time they are five, which gives 99% protection against Measles.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 11:00 am
 
|
