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Note: Since publication in April 2013, figures have been revised following updates to methods and revised information from states and territories. Please see Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17 for the revised results.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013) Immunisation rates for children in 2011–12, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 19 March 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2013). Immunisation rates for children in 2011–12. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Immunisation rates for children in 2011–12. AIHW, 2013.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Immunisation rates for children in 2011–12. Canberra: AIHW; 2013.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2013, Immunisation rates for children in 2011–12, AIHW, Canberra.
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The first local-level report on childhood immunisation rates finds more than 70,000 Australian children aged up to 5 years are not fully immunised. Immunisation helps protect individuals and the community generally against potentially serious diseases such as measles, polio, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis). Although the great majority of children in Australia are immunised, it is important to maintain high immunisation rates to reduce the risk of outbreaks of these and other diseases recurring.
This report was first published on the MyHealthyCommunities website.
Note: Since publication in April 2013, figures have been revised following updates to methods and revised information from states and territories. Please see Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17 for the revised results.