The UKHSA’s latest annual uptake data on childhood vaccines (April 2024-March 2025) shows 18.6% of children -around 1 in 5 - starting primary school, have not received their pre-school booster jab. This means they are not fully protected against, and vulnerable to catching, serious illnesses including polio and whooping cough.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/1-in-5-children-starting-primary-school-are-not-fully-protected-against-serious-illnesses