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Childhood Immunisations

The campaign supports efforts to increase uptake of childhood immunisations among children under 5 years of age and highlight the serious risk childhood diseases can pose if children aren’t vaccinated.

Vaccine uptake levels have been falling over the past decade, with fewer children having a full course of vaccinations year on year. This has led to an increase in cases of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Campaign details

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Childhood immunisations

Campaign start date: 26 August 2024

Campaign end date: 4 October 2024

Overview

The campaign aims to raise awareness of this and improve the childhood immunisation uptake rates across England.

This campaign aims to:

  • Increasing parents’ intention to take up childhood vaccines
  • Increasing parents’ understanding of the need and value of vaccination, including the risks of not being vaccinated
  • Increasing parents’ knowledge of what vaccines children need, when and number of doses
  • Increasing parents’ confidence in the efficacy of childhood vaccines

The target audiences for the campaign are:

  • Parents and carers/guardians of children under 5 to raise awareness and build trust around vaccination, with a focus on parents/carers of children who have missed, or will miss, one or more vaccines by the age of 5.
  • Parents and carers/guardians of children aged 1-4 to encourage the uptake of vaccines at one and the pre-school booster at 3 years 4 months.
  • Parents from underserved/ethnic minority groups where vaccine uptake is lowest.

Target audience: Healthcare professionals, parents, adults

Usage expiry: Assets can be used until 3rd March 2025.

Published: 3 September 2024