🏛️ Politics 1d ago · Joie Garfunkle

Prevention starts with childhood immunisation

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The government has rightly placed prevention and reducing health inequalities at the centre of its ambitions for NHS reform, recognising that early intervention, including during the first 1,000 days of life, is critical to improving long-term health outcomes and giving every child the best possible start.1



Yet, immunisation is still not reaching every child equally. Vaccination coverage rates are now falling below the

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