Vaccinations for children are hard to access

‘My daughter’s polio booster and flu jab, as well as my flu jab, have been cancelled last-minute,’ says one reader. Photograph: Westend61 GmbH/Alamy

Re the drop in vaccinations among children (Report, 29 September), while parents are responsible for ensuring children are up to date with vaccinations, it’s also vital that surgeries are equipped to administer them. In the past fortnight, my daughter’s polio booster and flu jab, as well as my flu jab, have been cancelled last-minute. I don’t believe this struggle to keep up with appointments is limited to my north London surgery. This is down to decades of underfunding. England is setting itself up for a calamitous winter.
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