One in 10 Australian parents struggling to afford vaccinations for children
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#6RE38)
Biggest obstacle to improving immunisation rates are practical difficulties families face, according to national vaccination survey
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One in 10 Australian parents are struggling to afford the costs of vaccinating their children, according to a nationally representative survey conducted earlier this year.
The national vaccination insights project surveyed 2,000 Australian parents of children under five between March and April and found the biggest barrier to turning declining vaccination rates around were the practical difficulties parents face.
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