Concerns for children remain despite rise in vaccination rates

Childhood vaccination rates are at record levels, but concern remains that some parents are not ensuring their children are fully protected.

New immunisation uptake figures from the HSE show that 8% of children have not received the recommended doses of the ‘six-in-one vaccine’ by their first birthday.

The vaccine protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, haemopphilus influenzae type B (Hib) (prevents meningitis, pneumonia, and other serious infections) and hepatitis B.