Nottingham records below average Polio vaccination take up after virus detected in London
Nottingham records the lowest Polio vaccination take up in the East Midlands despite a national alert from health bosses. The city is below the national average when it comes to having the vaccination which protects against the virus.
The national average for year 9 children is 76.4% whilst in Nottingham it is at 50.4%. It means that in 2020/21, just 1,785 children took up the vaccine in Nottingham out of 3,539 pupils in that year group across the city. Derby saw 68.5% of year 9 pupils take the vaccination and 83.3% of year 10s. Derbyshire saw vaccination numbers higher than the national average with 85.4% of year 9s and 93.9% of year 10s have the jab.
All of this led to some disruption of the immunisation programme delivery and the impact varied by region and local authority. Td/IPV vaccine coverage in 2020 to2021 has improved significantly from the low levels reported for the 2019 to 2020 academic year but is still not back up to pre-pandemic levels.
"Parents can check their child’s vaccination status in their Red Book and can contact their GP surgery to book a vaccination, should they or their child not be fully up to date.
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