MMR vaccine first-dose target met in England The percentage of children getting their first dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) by their fifth birthday has reached 95% for the first time, NHS data shows.
This meets a World Health Organization target. Coverage has been increasing in England for the past 10 years.
The NHS says children should have two doses of the vaccine before starting school.
But only 87.6% had received both doses by their fifth birthday. BBC News
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