Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 June 2025. It was answered by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Whooping Cough: Vaccination
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been vaccinated against whooping cough in the last 12 months.
- Answer
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors trends in the level of childhood vaccination rates by upper tier local authority, region, and country. From April 2023 to March 2024, 91.2% of children in England who turned 12 months had been fully vaccinated with all three doses against pertussis, also known as whooping cough. Data on coverage of all routine childhood immunisations is published quarterly by UKHSA, and is available at the following link:
Data on coverage of all routine childhood immunisations is also published annually by NHS England, and is available at the following link:
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 60441
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Children Whooping cough Vaccination
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2025-09-05 23:28:01 +0100
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