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Parents in England urged to ensure children get MMR jab amid uptake drop

MMR vaccination levels at lowest since 2010-11, figures show, with uptake of other key jabs also too low

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) after a “worrying” drop in uptake of key vaccines.

Figures from NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show 92.5% of children had had the first dose of the MMR jab at five years old by 2022-23, the lowest since 2010-11.

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