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Primary health care is any medical service that is provided outside the four walls of a hospital, including aged care, community health, general practice, custodial, schools and many other primary health care settings. Australia's 98,000+ primary health care nurses play a critical role in disease prevention and control to keep people healthy. They provide proactive care and health promotion to keep Australians well.
Australia has one of the world’s most comprehensive national immunisation programs, with over 94% of Australian children aged 5 years fully immunised.
Even though the vast majority of children are fully immunised, parents may still have questions about vaccination and want to know more about it.
Two new immunisation resources are now available to help parents better understand immunisation and to answer key questions about vaccination.
The Questions about vaccination booklet provides answers to many common questions about vaccination. It is designed to help:
Copies of the booklet will be distributed to general practices shortly. You can download an electronic copy or order hard copies through www.health.gov.au/immunisation
The Australian Academy of Science has also developed a series of multimedia products to support their Science of Immunisation: Questions and Answers publication. These materials address key questions such as:
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