Vaccines and immunisations catch-up campaign
This year's national campaign will focus on measles, mumps, rubella (and varicella) (MMR/V) vaccination due to recent measles outbreaks and the removal of England’s elimination status.
The campaign will run from June 2026 to March 2027.
GPs will undertake local call and recall for eligible individuals aged 12 months to less than 6 years who are missing 1 or 2 doses of MMR/V. Practices are asked to support requests for vaccination of individuals aged 6 years up to and including 11 years.
There is also a selective catch-up of the varicella vaccination for those eligible individuals who have not yet had a chickenpox infection or 2 doses of the vaccination. The catch-up will run from Sunday 1 November 2026 to Friday 31 March 2028.
For information on vaccines for babies and children see the NHS North East London website.
