Childhood immunisation uptake
In this section we ask experts about why vaccination uptake is important and variation in vaccine uptake, and we look at information about vaccination coverage and the health of children and young people in Sefton.
Why are childhood vaccination uptake rates important?
Why is vaccination uptake important?
We asked Prof. Sally Sheard about vaccination uptake and what we can learn from the past?
Sefton Childhood Immunisation Coverage
Comparison to England
Key:
Better
Similar
Worse
12 months (description)
85.8
Rotavirus
92.2
PCV
88.8
Men B
89.3
Dtap/IPV/Hib/HepB
2 years
86.8
MMR 1st dose
86.8
Hib/MenC
86.6
PCV booster
91.3
Dtap/IPV/Hib
36.4
Flu (2-3yrs)
5 years
92.4
MMR 1st dose
83.2
MMR 2 doses
82.1
Dtap/IPV booster
Primary school age
53.3
Flu
Secondary school age
69.1
HPV 1 dose female
65.0
HPV 1 dose male
75.9
Men ACWY
All ages
92.0
Children in Care
Child Immunisation Trends
Comparison of Sefton, England and the North West region
| Sefton | England | North West | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotavirus at 12 months | 88.0 | 90.1 | 89.4 |
| PCV at 12 months | 91.7 | 93.2 | 93.5 |
| Men B at 12 months | 91.9 | 92.5 | 93.1 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib/HepB at 12 months | 91.5 | 92.6 | 92.5 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 2yrs | 89.7 | 90.6 | 91.9 |
| Hib/Men C, 2 yrs | 89.8 | 90.5 | 92.0 |
| PCV, 2 yrs | 89.7 | 90.4 | 91.3 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib, 2 yrs | 93.7 | 93.8 | 94.0 |
| Flu (2-3yrs) | 35.7 | 43.8 | 42.0 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 5yrs | 94.7 | 94.5 | 95.1 |
| MMR - 2 doses, 5yrs | 83.4 | 86.8 | 88.1 |
| Dtap/IPV booster, 5yrs | 87.5 | 85.4 | 87.3 |
| Flu (4-11yrs) | 64.3 | 60.4 | 62.8 |
| HPV, 1 dose, girls | 86.5 | 59.2 | 68.4 |
| HPV, 1 dose, boys | 80.5 | 54.4 | 62.4 |
| Men ACWY | 88.1 | 87.0 | 85.7 |
| Children in Care | 92.0 | 87.0 | 91.0 |
| Sefton | England | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotavirus at 12 months | 89.1 | 90.2 | 89.5 |
| Men B at 12 months | 91.5 | 92.1 | 92.3 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib/HepB at 12 months | 90.4 | 92.0 | 91.7 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 2yrs | 88.5 | 90.3 | 91.0 |
| Hib/Men C, 2 yrs | 88.6 | 89.8 | 90.8 |
| PCV, 2 yrs | 88.8 | 90.1 | 90.7 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib, 2 yrs | 92.5 | 93.8 | 93.7 |
| Flu (2-3yrs) | 47.6 | 56.7 | 52.9 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 5yrs | 94.3 | 94.3 | 95.2 |
| MMR - 2 doses, 5yrs | 85.1 | 86.6 | 87.4 |
| Dtap/IPV booster, 5yrs | 83.6 | 85.3 | 86.2 |
| Flu (4-11yrs) | 63.5 | 62.5 | 62.4 |
| HPV, 1 dose, girls | 79.7 | 76.7 | 79.5 |
| HPV, 1 dose, boys | 74.6 | 71.0 | 73.6 |
| Men ACWY | 67.3 | 80.9 | 77.8 |
| Children in Care | 94.0 | 88.0 | 91.0 |
| Sefton | England | North West | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotavirus at 12 months | 88.7 | 89.9 | 89.4 |
| PCV at 12 months | 92.4 | 93.8 | 93.8 |
| Men B at 12 months | 90.7 | 91.5 | 91.5 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib/HepB at 12 months | 90.6 | 91.8 | 91.5 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 2yrs | 90.3 | 89.2 | 90.3 |
| Hib/Men C, 2 yrs | 90.4 | 89.0 | 90.1 |
| PCV, 2 yrs | 90.4 | 89.3 | 90.1 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib, 2 yrs | 94.3 | 93.0 | 93.7 |
| Flu (2-3yrs) | 40.8 | 50.1 | 44.2 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 5yrs | 93.3 | 93.4 | 94.5 |
| MMR - 2 doses, 5yrs | 86.3 | 85.7 | 87.1 |
| Dtap/IPV booster, 5yrs | 84.4 | 84.2 | 85.2 |
| Flu (4-11yrs) | 50.5 | 57.4 | 58.5 |
| HPV, 1 dose, girls | 70.2 | 69.6 | 71.6 |
| HPV, 1 dose, boys | 57.6 | 62.4 | 63.6 |
| Men ACWY | 75.9 | 79.6 | 78.7 |
| Children in Care | 92.0 | 86.0 | 92.0 |
| Sefton | England | North West | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotavirus at 12 months | 85.8 | 88.7 | 87.2 |
| PCV at 12 months | 92.4 | 93.7 | 93.3 |
| Men B at 12 months | 89.3 | 91.0 | 90.5 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib/HepB at 12 months | 89.3 | 91.8 | 91.5 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 2yrs | 87.8 | 89.3 | 89.4 |
| Hib/Men C, 2 yrs | 87.6 | 88.7 | 88.9 |
| PCV, 2 yrs | 87.5 | 88.5 | 88.8 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib, 2 yrs | 91.6 | 92.6 | 92.7 |
| Flu (2-3yrs) | 30.6 | 43.7 | 38.6 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 5yrs | 92.7 | 92.5 | 93.4 |
| MMR - 2 doses, 5yrs | 82.6 | 84.5 | 85.1 |
| Dtap/IPV booster, 5yrs | 81.3 | 83.3 | 83.3 |
| Flu (4-11yrs) | 52.3 | 56.3 | 58.4 |
| HPV, 1 dose, girls | 69.1 | 71.3 | 72.2 |
| HPV, 1 dose, boys | 65.0 | 65.2 | 65.4 |
| Children in Care | 92.0 | 85.0 | 91.0 |
| Sefton | England | North West | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotavirus at 12 months | 85.8 | 88.5 | 86.6 |
| PCV at 12 months | 92.2 | 93.2 | 92.4 |
| Men B at 12 months | 88.8 | 90.6 | 89.7 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib/HepB at 12 months | 89.3 | 91.2 | 90.0 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 2yrs | 86.8 | 88.9 | 88.6 |
| Hib/MenC, 2 yrs | 86.8 | 88.6 | 88.2 |
| PCV, 2 yrs | 86.6 | 88.2 | 87.8 |
| Dtap/IPV/Hib/HepB, 2 yrs | 91.3 | 92.4 | 91.8 |
| Flu (2-3yrs) | 36.4 | 44.4 | 39.9 |
| MMR - 1 dose, 5yrs | 92.4 | 91.9 | 93.0 |
| MMR - 2 doses, 5yrs | 83.2 | 83.9 | 84.5 |
| Dtap/IPV booster, 5yrs | 82.1 | 82.7 | 82.5 |
| Flu (4-11yrs) | 53.3 | 55.1 | 56.9 |
| Children in Care | 92.0 | 82.0 | 90.9 |
How does child health in Sefton compare to England?
Key:
Better
Similar
Worse
Teenage mothers
Smoking at the time of delivery
Babies first feed breastmilk
Low birth weight
Infant mortality
Breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks
Accidental/ deliberate injuries hospital admission (age 0-4)
Dtap/IPV/Hib vaccination (age 2)
MMR vaccination (1 dose, age 2)
Good level of development at the end of Reception
MMR vaccination (1 dose, 5 yrs)
Children living with obesity (4-5 yrs)
Children living with obesity (10-11yrs)
Tooth decay (age 5)
Alcohol specific hospital admissions
HPV vaccination (age 12-13)
Men ACWY vaccination
Asthma hospital admissions (10-18)
Serious road traffic accidents (11-15 yrs)
Pupil Absence (age 5-15)
Self-harm hospital admissions (age 10-24)
Not in Education, Employment or Training (16-18 yrs)
Chlamydia detection (15-24 yrs)
Accidental/Deliberate Injuries hospital admission (15-24 yrs)
First time entrants to Youth Justice (10-17yrs)
What do we know about variation in vaccine uptake?
What do we know about vaccine uptake inequalities?
We asked Dr Dan Hungerford to tell us about variation in vaccine uptake.