Professor John Robertson OBA From Childhood immunisation statistics Scotland Quarter ending 30 June 2025 published yesterday: The first dose of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine is offered between 12 and 13 months old and the second dose at 3 years 4 months old. 92.3% of children had the first dose of MMR vaccine by 24 months of age. This rose to 95.8% for children who had reached age 5. Uptake of the second dose of MMR vaccine by 5 years was 89.8%, rising to 90.7% by age 6 years. https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/childhood-immunisation-statistics-scotland/childhood-immunisation-statistics-scotland-quarter-ending-30-june-2025/ The World Health Organisation requires 93-95% immunisation for herd immunity to … Continue reading Scotland’s measles vaccination rate remains high but faces risk of outbreaks seeded from the 80% of cases which are imported via Europe and England