00:00In Noseley, health leaders are warning that falling vaccination rates are leaving communities more vulnerable to preventable diseases,
00:07with concerns now stretching across both children and adults.
00:10The UK Health Security Agency told a Health and Wellbeing Board meeting that uptake across all childhood immunisations
00:17has been in long-term decline for around 10 to 12 years, with a sharper drop since the COVID period.
00:24They said the pattern's not unique to Noseley, but the fall's been steeper locally than across the wider country.
00:29For example, measles, mumps and rubella vaccine coverage in Noseley stands at 76.9%,
00:35well below the 95% level needed for herd immunity.
00:40That gap's already had consequences, with the measles outbreak in the borough in June last year primarily affecting school-aged
00:46children.
00:47UK HSA says the risk's not gone away with ongoing measles transmission seen across the UK.
00:52For other vaccines, uptakes also below average, with the 6-in-1 jab falling from 98% in 2013 to
01:00around 86% today,
01:02compared with over 90% nationally and regionally.
01:06Adult flu and COVID vaccination rates are below national and regional averages,
01:09while shingles vaccination uptake shows a sharp drop for second doses at around 16%,
01:15compared with a national figure of 25%.
01:19Counsellors and public health officials say urgent action is needed,
01:23calling for community interventions and for residents to understand the importance of routine immunisation.
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