Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital has launched a drive-through vaccination program to reassure parents it's safe for their children to get jabs.
That figure has increased to almost two out of three families cancelling or delaying appointments to the RCH's immunisation service since June.
"If our community as a whole is not up to date with vaccinations, we risk the herd immunity coming down and that means we could see outbreaks of these preventable diseases," Dr Rhodes said. Premier Daniel Andrews reassured parents it was safe to take their children for a check-up as clinicians and healthcare providers were following strict COVID-19 protocols.
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