Uptake of childhood vaccines protecting against measles, whooping cough, and meningitis in Wigan has fallen following the Covid pandemic, new figures show – as measle and whooping cough cases rise across the country.
More than nine in 10 Wigan children are vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella by the age of five – but the area is still behind target, figures show.
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