The second childhood immunisation rates report from the National Health Performance Authority finds the biggest improvements in immunisation rates were seen across five-year-old children, the age when they should have completed their childhood immunisations.
New data on the percentages of girls aged 15 years fully immunised against human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus known to cause cervical cancer, are also available by Medicare Local catchment for the first time in the report.
This report was first published on the MyHealthyCommunities website.
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ISSN: 2201-8212
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ISBN: 978-1-74186-102-0
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Cat. no: NHPA 8
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Pages: 72