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MMR uptake in England quadruples in 2024
BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q972 (Published 29 April 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q972
- Zosia Kmietowicz
- The BMJ
The NHS in England has delivered four times as many measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines to 5 to 25 year olds in the first 12 weeks of 2024 (75 499) as it did in the same period in 2023 (18 433), the latest data show.1 When children under 5 are included, a total of 360 964 first and second doses of MMR have been given in England since the start of the year, up from 293 847 last year.
The …
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