Thanks to Dottie for alerting me to this. On BBC News at 6 tonight reporting on the Meningitis deaths in Kent, we were surprised to see the above figure of only 90% having had the Meningitis B vaccine by 5 years-old. Why do I say only? From Public Health Scotland’s Childhood immunisation statistics Scotland Quarter ending 30 September 2025 [latest data]: Uptake for children aged 12 months old was: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) (95.5%), 6-in-1 (94.3%), MenB (94.3%), Rotavirus (92.2%). https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/childhood-immunisation-statistics-scotland/childhood-immunisation-statistics-scotland-quarter-ending-30-september-2025/ 94.3% by 12 months in Scotland and only 90% by 5 years in England? Worrying? The World Health Organization … Continue reading Higher meningitis vaccine uptake in Scotland at 94.3% by 12 months should reduce infection significantly according to Lancet research report