The Federal Government has announced the end of the conscientious objector exemption for access to the Child Care Rebate, Child Care Benefits and Family Tax Benefit Part A end of year supplement.
A study conducted by researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and University of Sydney, incorporated a survey of more than 1000 Australians, finding that 85% are in favour of the mandatory vaccination policy, and 9% disagree.
Recently (2019), outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including a measles outbreak in British Columbia, have ignited a firestorm of public debate about childhood vaccination and what should be done about current under-vaccination.
In Australia, where vaccination rates are high, the disease does not spread so rapidly, but in Samoa, where an estimated two-thirds of the population were vaccinated, it is a different story.
From 1 May 2020, it’s mandatory for all aged care workers and visitors to an aged care facility in Australia to have received the flu vaccine, an initiative that is costing some their jobs.
To reach the anti-vaxxers and vaccine-hesitant parents, we need to understand the complex and varied reasons people avoid vaccination, rather than assuming they are ignorant.
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