Vaccination: Take-up

(asked on 22nd February 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in the uptake of immunisations in each of the last 10 years in England.


Answered by
Lord Markham Portrait
Lord Markham
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 16th March 2023

Data on coverage of the childhood vaccination programme published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS Digital shows a consistent decline in coverage over the last 10 years.

UKHSA undertakes annual surveys of parents and adolescents to understand how knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards immunisation, vaccine safety and disease severity influence vaccine uptake decision-making. Confidence in vaccination remains consistently high in these surveys.

UKHSA, in partnership with NHS England and the Department, is undertaking a range of actions to improve vaccination coverage in England, and to promote the value of vaccines through regular media and stakeholder and social media engagement. This includes initiatives to improve access to the immunisation programme, data to better identify underserved individuals and populations, and training for healthcare professionals.

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