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<p>Between 2013/14 and 2018/19 coverage for one Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine
dose at 24 months decreased 2.4% points from 92.7% to 90.3%. Coverage for two doses,
at five years of age, decreased 1.9% points from 88.3% in 2013/14 to 86.4% in 2018/19.
Coverage of the first dose by five years of age in England has been more or less stable
from 2015 to 2018 reaching the World Health Organization’s target level of 95% for
the first-time in 2016-17 but dropping to 94.9% in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>The following
table shows uptake of the MMR vaccine at first dose at 24 months and in five year
olds, and second dose in five year olds in England since 2013/14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>24
months</p></td><td><p>Five years</p></td><td><p>Five years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>%
MMR (1st Dose)</p></td><td><p>% MMR (1st Dose)</p></td><td><p>% MMR (1st and 2nd Dose)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>92.7</p></td><td><p>94.1</p></td><td><p>88.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>92.3</p></td><td><p>94.4</p></td><td><p>88.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>91.9</p></td><td><p>94.8</p></td><td><p>88.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>91.6</p></td><td><p>95.0</p></td><td><p>87.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>91.2</p></td><td><p>94.9</p></td><td><p>87.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>90.3</p></td><td><p>94.5</p></td><td><p>86.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:</p><p><a
href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-immunisation-statistics/england-2018-19"
target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-immunisation-statistics/england-2018-19</a></p><p>
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