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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

Urgent plea issued to parents as vaccine uptake for babies in UK falls again

Vaccine uptake is down again for babies in the UK - (Getty)

Uptake rates for every routine vaccine provided to protect babies from severe illnesses have dropped once again, latest official data reveals.

Although health officials noted that uptake appears to be "stabilising" among children entering primary school, they cautioned that there remains a "long way to go before all children are fully protected".

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