NHS launches pop-up MMR vaccine clinics in Sheffield

A number of pop-up vaccine clinics have opened in Sheffield for young people who may have missed an immunisation.  The service is particularly aimed at those who have not had the MMR jab.

The NHS have said that currently nearly one in ten children under the age of five in the city have not had both vaccines.

The World Health Organisation say the target vaccine rate to stop the spread of measles, mumps and rubella is 95 per cent, and NHS England have said that Sheffield currently has a vaccine rate of 85.2 per cent.

Pauline Williams, head of 0-19 Community Services at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, said “We are seeing increased rates of measles within Sheffield and we are slightly below average with our MMR rates.

“So if we raise them, we can get heightened herd immunity and protect those who may not be able to have a vaccination.”

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