Overview

• Official 2024/25 figures show none of England’s main childhood vaccines reached the WHO’s 95% coverage target.
• Uptake of the four‑in‑one pre‑school booster fell to 81.4%, leaving 18.6% unprotected, while the three‑dose six‑in‑one rose slightly to 92.8%.
• MMR coverage remains low, with 91.8–91.9% receiving the first dose by age five and just 83.7% getting both doses, the lowest two‑dose level since 2009/10.
• Local gaps are stark, with Manchester at 74.5% and Liverpool at 75.5% for two‑dose MMR by age five versus higher rates in Stockport (91.5%) and Wirral (strong six‑in‑one uptake at 96.1%).
• UKHSA and NHS England are urging parents to check records and book catch‑ups, as ministers cite access barriers and plan 2026 pilots for health visitors to deliver jabs alongside GP incentives; recent reports include an infant death from whooping cough and a measles‑related child death in Liverpool.