Nottingham records the lowest Polio vaccination take up in the East Midlands despite a national alert from health bosses. The city is below the national average when it comes to having the vaccination which protects against the virus.
It comes after health bosses issued a national alert when polio was found in sewage samples collected in London. Parents have been urged to ensure their children are vaccinated against the virus after it was discovered in the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works.
Polio has not been detected elsewhere in the UK and the nation is considered to be polio-free by the World Health Organisation. However, vaccination take up for children has decreased nationally and so parents have been urged to check their children's vaccination records.
