5 Live News Specials - Should vaccinations be compulsory for schoolchildren?

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The health secretary Matt Hancock has said he is "looking very seriously" at making vaccinations compulsory for all children going to school in England.

Some experts have suggested it may be necessary to address falling rates of immunisation and a surge in diseases like measles.

5 Live's Rachel Burden speaks to experts to answer questions about vaccinations and hear views from callers.

Published on Monday, 30th September 2019.

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