Written question asked by David Lidington (Conservative) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 November 2004. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 2004 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the rate of uptake of primary immunisations is for children aged 12 months in Northern Ireland. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the rate of uptake of primary immunisations is for children aged 12 months in Northern Ireland. [195417] Angela Smith: The rate of uptake of primary immunisations for children aged 12 months in Northern Ireland is shown for the four quarters of the financial year 2003-04 in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Immunisation against: Quarter ending: Diphtheria Tetanus Polio Pertussis Haemophilus Measles, Meningitis C Influenza B Mumps, Rubella June 2003 95.1 95.1 95.1 94.7 94.9 0.1 95.1 September 2003 95.1 95.1 95.1 94.7 95.4 0.0 95.6 December 2003 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.0 95.5 0.0 95.7 March 2004 94.4 94.4 94.2 94.0 94.5 0.0 94.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: The uptake rate is in respect of children who reached their first birthday during the relevant quarter. Primary immunisation for measles, mumps and rubella is not normally given to children under 12 months of age. The information is published on a quarterly basis.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195417; 426 c674W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Children Babies Northern Ireland Vaccination Take-up Whooping cough MMR vaccine Influenza Tetanus Polio Diphtheria
Contains statistics: Yes
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