Australia stands at a critical juncture in its immunisation trajectory. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of current immunisation coverage across a range of vaccine-preventable diseases. Once a global leader in vaccine coverage, the nation is now seeing sustained declines across childhood, adolescent and adult programs, with serious implications for public health and economic productivity.

This strategy aims to reduce the incidence of, or maintain elimination status of, vaccine preventable diseases by improving immunisation access, acceptance and increase demand and uptake by enhancing the systems that provide and support immunisation service delivery. It serves as a road map to strengthen programs and partnerships to improve Western Australian state capacity to...

This paper investigates the effect of interpersonal and institutional trust on COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in New Zealand. The findings clearly show that higher trust correlates with lower vaccine hesitancy. By understanding how trust affects vaccine choices, it will be possible to build more effective public health campaigns in the future.

This report analyses data collected by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 Pulse Survey during 2021 and 2022. The data captures changes in vaccine hesitancy across different demographics, looking at the role of gender, age, socioeconomic status, and the stringency of a jurisdiction’s pandemic measures, and examines different kinds of vaccine hesitancy.

Mark Latham says 13,699 NSW teachers are not allowed to teach because of vaccine mandates. Verdict: Mr Latham's claim is misleading.