They Want the Government to Spend Even More on Vaccines

Sick 'of' vaccination, or sick from vaccination? Now it's our fault, because we're 'confused,' or 'misled,' or 'complacent.

At the start of winter 2023, 2.5 million people over 65 weren't up-to-date with their vaccinations - two million more than a year earlier.

Funding for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation vaccination programs should be increased by $10 million a year.

To raise awareness of shingles and pneumococcal vaccines, we recommend a budget of $2 million for two years' worth of a two-month campaign, equivalent to twice the spending per month on adolescent vaccines, to target a broader audience that is not easily reached through school-based vaccination programs.

To wit: The federal government should introduce vaccination 'surges,' resetting community attitudes and making seasonal vaccination easier by: Making vaccination intervals flexible for high-risk people, so more people are eligible for vaccination during surges.

Conflict of interest, anyone? Get more vaccinations done in pharmacies? Sure - but who is better placed to advise a patient of risks and benefits? Pharmacy vaccination should be continued, with red tape removed.

The most glaring example here: Public insurance could cover other vaccination costs Although vaccines on the National Immunisation Program are free up-front, people might worry about the cost of adverse reactions. 

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