Child vaccination rates are falling fast, with some regions barely reaching 80%
- Written by Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
Child vaccination has been one of Australia’s biggest success stories. Before the COVID pandemic, we hit the national target of 95% of one-year-olds fully vaccinated. Our child vaccination rates were among the best in the world.
Vaccination protects children from potentially severe illnesses such as measles, mumps and whooping cough. These...





