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Maurice Fitzmaurice

Thousands of children NI not fully vaccinated against Measles, Mumps and Rubella

Thousands of children in Northern Ireland have not been fully vaccinated against Measles, Mumps and Rubella, a report reveals today.

And the number of children being vaccinated against a range of diseases has been ‘steadily declining’, an Audit Office investigation has found.

The findings also show how Belfast has a “particularly low” level of uptake of the jabs given to children in an effort to manage the spread of certain diseases.

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