Pneumococcal Vaccination Atlas

Country Profile: United Kingdom

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Recommendations

Children:
All children under the age of 21

At-risk groups:
All people aged 2 to 64 with asplenia or dysfunction of the spleen, chronic respiratory/heart/kidney/liver disease, diabetes, immunosuppression, cochlear implants and cerebrospinal fluid leaks

Older adults:
All people over the age of 65

 

The same recommendations apply throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Coverage figures

ENGLAND

Children: 89.40%* (2022)
At-risk groups: 48.20%2 (2021)
Older adults: 70.60%3(2021)

NORTHEN IRELAND

Children: 89.60%* (2022)
At-risk groups: –
Older adults: –

SCOTLAND

Children: 94.30%* (2022)
At-risk groups: 41.30% (2021)
Older adults: 64.83% (2021)

WALES

Children: 92.80%* (2022)
At-risk groups: –
Older adults: –

Vaccination advisory body/committee

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

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Notes:

1 United Kingdom recommends one infant priming dose plus a booster (1+1 schedule).

2 Coverage figure is an average of all coverage percentages of different at-risk groups. Coverage ranges between 38.5% (chronic liver disease) to 70.7% (cochlear implants).

3 Cumulative vaccination coverage figure any time up to 31 March 2021.

* Coverage data from July to September 2022 (Scotland figure from April to June 2022).

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Sources:

England

UK Health Security Agency: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/857267/GB_Chapter_25_pneumococcal_January_2020.pdf

Northern Ireland

HSC Public Health Agency: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/2021-08/Job%2017%20PPV%20patient%20information%20leaflet%20FINAL.pdf

Scotland

NHS Scotland: https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/vaccines/pneumococcal-vaccine

Wales

NHS Wales: https://111.wales.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Vaccinations/Pneumococcalvaccine/#:~:text=Babies%20receive%20the%20pneumococcal%20vaccine,annually%20like%20the%20flu%20jab

 

Children

England: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-2022-to-2023-quarterly-data/quarterly-vaccination-coverage-statistics-for-children-aged-up-to-5-years-in-the-uk-cover-programme-july-to-september-2022

Northern Ireland: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/sites/default/files/2023-01/24%20months%20of%20age.pdf

Scotland: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1106398/hpr1022_COVER2.pdf

Wales: https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/cover-national-childhood-immunisation-uptake-data/

 

At risk groups

England: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1035189/hpr1921-ppv-vc.pdf

Northern Ireland: –

Scotland: https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/pneumococcal-disease/

Wales: –

 

Older adults

England: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1035189/hpr1921-ppv-vc.pdf

Northern Ireland: –

Scotland: https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/pneumococcal-disease/

Wales: –

The same reimbursement model applies throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Children

NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pneumococcal-vaccination/

At-risk groups

NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pneumococcal-vaccination/

Older adults

NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/pneumococcal-vaccination/

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