Whooping cough vaccine uptake is lowest in the most deprived areas of England

Proportion of children who haven't completed the ‘six-in-one’ vaccine at 12 months old, by deprivation level

15%

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deprived

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Guardian graphic. Source: UKHSA and MHCLG. Note: data covers October to December 2023. '6-in-1 vaccine' protects against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B