UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Councils are currently addressing low immunisation rates and infectious disease outbreaks, with the UK Health Security Agency supporting responses and providing updates.
Councils are currently addressing low immunisation rates and infectious disease outbreaks. In September 2026, Islington's childhood immunisation rates (MMR2) were 67.1%, below the 70% target, as reported to the Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), an executive agency responsible for protecting public health, activated a response to a measles outbreak in Enfield in March 2026, which saw 71 confirmed cases, discussed by the Healthy and Safe Communities Scrutiny Panel.
Harrow Council planned to boost vaccination efforts in December 2025 due to low uptake, according to a report to its Health and Social Care Scrutiny Sub-Committee. Earlier, in July 2025, the UKHSA informed Camden's Health and Wellbeing Board about a cluster of seven Invasive Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) cases in Camden and Islington, affecting vulnerable populations between March and May 2025.
Key facts
- Islington's childhood MMR2 immunisation rate was 67.1% in September 2026, below the 70% target. Source
- The UKHSA activated a response to a measles outbreak in Enfield in March 2026, with 71 confirmed cases. Source
- Harrow Council planned to boost vaccination efforts in December 2025 due to low uptake rates. Source
- The UKHSA informed Camden's Health and Wellbeing Board in July 2025 about seven iGAS cases in Camden and Islington. Source
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This summary was written automatically from our published stories and the council meeting records they draw on. It describes what councils have discussed and decided; it does not take a view on any decision. Each key fact links to the story it comes from. Updated 30 September 2026. Spotted a mistake? Email community@opencouncil.network.