Immunisation rates for children at ages 1, 2, and 5 collected through the Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) program. The dataset includes long-term trends for MMR immunisations in London and England, with data available back to the 1988/89 period. It is provided by the Greater London Authority and was last updated in June 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term trends in MMR vaccination coverage based on data available from 1988/89.
- Compare immunisation uptake rates at key childhood ages (1, 2, and 5) between London and England.
- Monitor public health program effectiveness based on data collected via the COVER system.
Strengths
- Includes long-term trend data for MMR immunisations spanning from 1988/89.
- Provides consistent geographic coverage for London over the entire time series.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Long-term trends for English regions other than London may be inconsistent due to changing regional definitions and boundaries.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority, using data from the Centre for Infections (CfI) and the COVER program.
- Collection Method
- Collected through the Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly (COVER) system.
- Time Range
- Data available from 1988/89 onwards.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-24 21:03:38.206942; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Primarily London and England.