Polio catch-up in under 5s
Following concerns around the polio virus outbreak in London and given the downward trend in take-up of childhood immunisations in Wales, shown by the latest Public Health Wales (PHW) surveillance figures, the Chief Medical Officer wrote to all health boards on 24 October (World Polio Day) asking them to take forward a polio catch-up programme in under 5s, in an effort to increase uptake in those unvaccinated/ partially vaccinated children.
For consistency with messaging, these are some lines Welsh Government/ PHW have used in comms around the catch-up, which you may find useful to use in your conversations with parents/ guardians.