Experts have expressed concern after a record number of pregnant women shunned the flu vaccine last winter.
The number of pregnant women in Wirral who received a flu jab fell to an all-time low of just 36%, according to new data from the UK Health Security Agency. Only 1,225 of the 3,399 pregnant women registered at GP practices across the borough had the jab between September 2021 and February 2022.
This is down from an uptake rate of 42.5% the previous year, and is the lowest figure since records began in 2013-14. The slump in uptake is compatible with record-low figures from across the country, with just 37.9% of women getting the jab in England last winter.
