Experts urge governments to reprioritise public health messaging amid fears the anti-vaccine lobby ‘has the floor’ on immunisation
, but said rates among the over-65 category were higher, at 76%.
“In many ways, the discussions about vaccination are getting more heated and it’s getting harder for people to know where to find reliable, sensible and balanced information,” Griffin said. “We need to get the basics right. As we see more opposition to simple things like masks, testing or staying home, that’s where vaccination becomes even more important.”, warned Covid was third-highest cause of death in Australia. It predicted that trend would continue unless federal and state governments changed their policy settings.
“The anti-vaccine lobby seems to have the floor and more proactive health promotion around vaccines is needed,” MacIntyre said.
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