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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Damon Cronshaw

'Concerning downward trend': Childhood vaccination rates fall, measles rise

As well as the pandemic, a small rise in anti-vax sentiment and the shortage of bulk-billing GPs have been attributed to the fall in childhood immunication rates.

The Hunter New England district's childhood vaccination rate has fallen for the second consecutive year, reflecting a nationwide trend that immunisation experts are concerned about.

NSW Health data shows the percentage of fully vaccinated children in the district fell from 96.1 per cent in 2020 to 95.2 per cent in 2022.

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