Claim: NHS figures show more than 3.4 million children in England under the age of 16 are "unprotected" against measles.
Fact-check: NHS England was wrong to claim its data showed 3.4 million children are 'unprotected' against measles - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the 3.4 million figure was actually an upper estimate for the number of children who might have missed at least one dose of the mmr vaccine. it included many children recorded as having had one mmr dose who are considered "not fully protected", and is likely to have included some children who hadn't missed a dose but whose records weren't up to date. other data suggests the true number who are unprotected may be much lower.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2024-03-11T00:00:00