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NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get measles vaccine, experts warn
Health•February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PMNational

NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get measles vaccine, experts warn

By Denis Campbell, Andrew Gregory and Rachel Hall•The Guardian - UK News

Calls grow for reform of England’s vaccination system including delivery of jabs in pharmacies as take-up fallsChildren are at risk of measles because the NHS is “clearly failing” to ensure they get the MMR vaccine and its system needs an urgent overhaul, MPs and health experts have warned.Calls are growing for major reform of how MMR jabs are delivered as it emerged that vaccination rates in some parts of England are now on a par with those in Afghanistan and Malawi. Continue reading...

Calls grow for reform of England’s vaccination system including delivery of jabs in pharmacies as take-up falls

Children are at risk of measles because the NHS is “clearly failing” to ensure they get the MMR vaccine and its system needs an urgent overhaul, MPs and health experts have warned.

Calls are growing for major reform of how MMR jabs are delivered as it emerged that vaccination rates in some parts of England are now on a par with those in Afghanistan and Malawi.

Continue reading...

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