If the vaccination rate decreases, children have a risk of preventive diseases. The government needs a new strategy to increase absorption.

Children’s vaccination is one of the most cost -effective health interventions. that 40% Since 1974, the world has gained great health benefits in Australia for the past 20 years due to the decrease in the world.

Australia was a successful vaccination. Ten years after the massive vaccination of polio in 1956 Actually removed. Our children’s vaccination rate was one of the best in the world.

However, after reaching the peak in 2020, Australia’s children’s vaccination is falling. The government must implement a comprehensive strategy to expose more children to the epidemic that promotes vaccine intake or can potentially prevent it.

Children’s vaccination was a victory

Australia’s childhood vaccination rate was lewd 30 years ago. In 1997, the government introduced a national vaccination program to vaccinate children for diseases such as diphtheria, tetanus and measles.

Measures to increase the scope of application include the financial incentives of parents and doctors, public awareness campaigns, and local data collection and sharing, allowing areas that are not marching to catch up with other countries.

The following was a public health victory. Only in 1995 52% A one -year -old child was completely vaccinated. By 2020, Australia has reached a 95% insurance of a one -year -old and five -year -old child. At this level, infectious diseases such as measles are spread to the community, making it difficult to protect both vaccinations and vaccinations.

The gap between the region and the community was also closed. In 1999, the vaccination rate of a one -year -old Northern Territory was the lowest in the United States. lagging Nationwide average 6 percentage point. By 2020, the gap has virtually disappeared.

Differences in vaccination rate for first -nation children and other children It’s quite narrowed.

It made the children healthier. Over the years of healthy life lost due to vaccine direction disease for children under 4 years old Almost 40% 10 to 2015.

Some diseases did so Remove from Australia.

Our success is disappearing

But the success is in danger. Since 2020, the proportion of children who have been completely vaccinated has fallen every year. Protection for all child vaccines on the national vaccination schedule In 2024 Look at it 2020.

Some intervals in Australia are being reopened. In Australia’s highest, vaccination rate is very stable, but is rapidly falling in areas with low vaccination.

In 2018, more than 10% of a one -year -old child was not vaccinated. Last year, this number was tight in 50 communities. Because of this, more areas are vulnerable to disease and onset.

NOOSA, Gold Coast Hinterland and Richmond Valley (nearby byron bay) have significantly reduced areas such as Manjimup in Western Australia and South East Coast in Tasmania.

Missing vaccinations is not a problem for children.

One pre -printing study I suggest that vaccinations can also be reduced during pregnancy.

There are too many old people omission Proposed vaccinations for flu, cobid, pneumococci and shingles. Vaccination rate of elderly nursing homes flu and corona I’m worried low.

what’s the matter?

Australia is not alone. After the infectious disease, the child’s vaccination rate is New Zealand,, uk and USA.

There are measles in 2023 worldwide. rose 20%, and this year a Measles Texas put it in the countryside At least 13 children In the hospital.

Surprisingly, in some areas in Australia, measles is lower than Texas County.

Here and in the overseas trend, the timing of the trend suggests that the situation has been changed or at least accelerated. The vaccine is hesitant due to incorrect information about the covid vaccine. Increasing threat.

This year’s vaccine conferenceist Robert F. Kennedy JR has been appointed to operate the US health system, and Louisiana’s top health officials are cancellation Promotion of mass vaccination.

Recent in Australia inspection 6%of parents did not think the vaccine was safe and 5%thought they didn’t work.

These concerns are much more common for parents who have children who are partially vaccinated or have no vaccinations. Almost half out of 2% of parents who have not been vaccinated are not safe for their children, and four out of ten do not think the vaccine is not effective.

Another result of infectious diseases was that the cost of living was soaring and the health system that struggled to meet demand. One or more of 10 Parents said that the cost and difficulty in making promises would be disorder for their children’s vaccination.

There is no single cause of sliding vaccination rate There is no one solution. The best way to reverse these worrying trends is to work all the main barriers at once, from lack of perception, inconvenience, and lack of trust.

What the government should do

The government needs to strengthen public health campaigns in response to wrong information, raise awareness of vaccinations and benefits, and effectively communicate with resistant groups. The new Australian Disease Control Center must lead to this cost.

The primary health network, which is responsible for improving the primary care, must share the data on the vaccination rate with GPS and pharmacy. This network also needs to be easier to use services in missing local communities, such as migrant organizations and disadvantaged families.

State and local governments must do the same work, share data and support maternal children’s health services and school -based vaccination programs for all families.

The government should also be more ambitious about dealing with the division of vaccines that grow among other regions of the country. Related performance measurement National Vaccination Agreement I’m weak. The state needs to increase the 5 -year -old vaccination rate in four of the lowest 10 regions. This only deals with the final stage of a small number of resistance and children’s vaccination.

Australia must set a harder goal and support funds.

The government must raise funds Custom intervention In areas with the lowest vaccination rate. Proven Initiative To promote vaccinations of reliable community members, we train them as a “community champion” and include pop -up clinics or home visits for free vaccination.

At this time, childcare centers and schools start again. However, each new intake is less protected than previous cohorts. The government is developing a new national vaccination strategy and must capture the opportunity to turn its tendency. If you keep a bold national plan, Australia can set a record of children’s vaccination.