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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

Australia needs new adult vaccination plan for Covid, flu and shingles, report warns

A patient is given a vaccine shot
Australia ‘urgently needs a policy reset’ to encourage more people to get a jab for Covid, flu, shingles and pneumococcal disease. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Governments should create a national plan to make adult vaccination as robust as childhood vaccines, as rates lag across dangerous diseases and misinformation increases, according to a new report.

A Grattan Institute report published on Monday has found Australia “urgently needs a policy reset”, with data showing rates of adult vaccination against Covid, flu, shingles and pneumococcal disease are far too low.

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