Professor John Robertson OBA
From Childhood immunisation statistics Scotland Quarter ending 30 September 2025, 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. 92.5% of children had the first dose of MMR vaccine by 24 months of age. This rose to 95.9% for children who had reached age 5. Uptake of the second dose of MMR vaccine by 5 years was 90.6%, rising to 90.9% by age 6 years.
From Vaccine update: issue 365, November 2025 published on 26 November 2025:
At age 5, overall UK coverage for the 6 in 1 edged up to 93.2%, but the pre school booster (dTaP/IPV) fell sharply by 1.2%, and MMR2 dropped slightly. Scotland and Wales exceeded the WHO’s 95% target for the 6 in 1 and MMR1, while Northern Ireland achieved strong results just below that threshold. In England, coverage varied by region, with London consistently reporting the lowest rates.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccine-update-issue-365-november-2025/vaccine-update-issue-365-november-2025
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
London has the greatest inequality in the United Kingdom, with areas of gross wealth close by areas of poverty. It is also the most ethnically diverse area in the UK. With education being the responsibility of trusts rather than of Councils, the link between education and the social services provided by councils is broken.
Historically, the public health actions directed towards improving the lives of young people has been through the link with education. Since these historic links are still in place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this is highly probably a factor in the greater vaccine uptake in these counties compared to England.
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