Fall in baby vaccination rates for MMR in Doncaster
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Figures from NHS Digital show 89.6 per cent of babies in Doncaster received the first dose of the MMR vaccination by their second birthday in 2019-20. This was a decrease on the 89.9 per cent of two-year-olds who were vaccinated the year before and means 376 babies were not inoculated this year.
Across England, the proportion of children having their first dose of the jab increased from 90.3 per cent in 2018-19 to 90.6 per cent in 2019-20 – though it is still well below the 95% needed for herd immunity. Doncaster Council’s Public Health team was approached for a comment.
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