Rise in deadly diseases feared if vaccination rates don't grow | ABC News
Australia’s childhood vaccination rates have steadily declined since COVID-19, dropping below the coverage required to achieve herd immunity from some diseases. Figures from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance cover vaccinations including whooping cough, tetanus, rotavirus, four types of meningococcal, measles and the mumps. Experts are now warning deaths are inevitable if the decline isn’t turned around.
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