NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get MMR vaccine amid measles risk, experts warn

Calls grow for reform of England’s vaccination system including delivery of jabs in pharmacies as take-up falls Children are at risk of measles because the NHS is “clearly failing” to ensure they get the MMR vaccine and its system needs an urgent overhaul, MPs and health experts have warned. Calls for major reform of how MMR jabs are delivered are growing as it emerged that vaccination rates in some parts of England are now on a par with those in Afghanistan and Malawi. Continue reading...

By Denis Campbell, Andrew Gregory and Rachel Hall