- A third (30%) of parents surveyed said their children had missed one or more routine jabs including MMR, flu or meningitis.
- A quarter of parents surveyed said they were often exposed to anti-vaxx messages on social media sites.
- 27% of parents said their children had not had their annual flu jab on one or more occasion
- Of those who had missed a jab, 25% of parents blamed ‘concerns over vaccine safety’ and 17% cited worries about ‘long-term side effects'