Following a “worrying” reduction in routine vaccine uptake, health authorities are asking parents to get their children immunised against measles, mumps, and rubella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By 2022\/23, only 92.5 percent of children had received the first dose of the MMR vaccine at the age of five, and 84.5 percent had received the second dose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The findings, which indicate that more than one in ten people are at risk of sickness, are the lowest in 12 years, dating back to 2010-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The British Society for Immunology described the drop in vaccine uptake as “concerning,” given that measles cases in England are currently “on the rise.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the deadly insect spreads to other regions of the body, such as the lungs or brain, it can cause severe issues such as pneumonia, blindness, seizures, and meningitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In order to prevent epidemics, WHO recommends that at least 95% of children receive immunisations for diseases that can be prevented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, according to NHS data, no routine immunisation scheme met the 12-month criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At eight weeks of age, newborns in the United Kingdom are immunised against meningitis B and rotavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also receive the “6-in-1” vaccine, which protects against polio, tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria, hepatitis B, and haemophilus influenzae type b, a germ that can cause life-threatening infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The doses are topped up at 12 weeks and 16 weeks.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following a “worrying” reduction in routine vaccine uptake, health authorities are asking parents to get their children immunised against measles, mumps, and rubella. By 2022\/23, only 92.5 percent of children … <\/p>\n