Millions of high-risk older Australians aren’t getting recommended vaccinations against COVID, the flu, pneumococcal disease and shingles.
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If you’re aged 30 or over and it’s been three months since you either had COVID or received your last COVID vaccine, you’re eligible for a booster.
We analysed the public communication strategies that Australia and France used to promote childhood immunisation. There are lessons to be learned for the government’s current COVID vaccine campaign.
Scott Morrison sparked a debate when he said a COVID-19 vaccine would be ‘as mandatory as possible’ under the law. The PM walked back from the comment, but it raised legitimate legal questions.
If your immunisation record is incomplete, you might repeat a vaccination unnecessarily, or miss out on government support, child care, or work. So it pays to check.
Female-centred health services are good, but they may detract from gender equality and men’s health.
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