The latest NHS immunisation statistics for 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2014, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), show that nearly 93 per cent of children had received the first dose of the vaccine before their second birthday.
This is the highest level since the vaccine was introduced in 1988, and the sixth consecutive year that a rise in MMR coverage has been reported.
In 2012-2013, 92 per cent of children received the MMR jab ahead of turning two.
The number of children who had both doses of the vaccine by their fifth birthday also rose, from 87.7 per cent a year earlier to 88.3 per cent in 2013-14.
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