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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell, Andrew Gregory and Rachel Hall

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

A child is about to be given the MMR (mumps, measles, rubella) vaccination by a surgery nurse. The nurse is holding the girl's sleeve up over her shoulder and bringing a syringe to her skin.
Fewer than 60% of five-year-olds in some places in England have had both the recommended doses of the MMR vaccine. Photograph: Ed Maynard/Getty Images

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.

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