A national survey by advocacy group the Immunisation Coalition has found only 10 per cent of Australians believe that children are part of the group that should get the flu jab.
new research shows the majority of Australians aren’t planning to get a flu shot and only 10 per cent think children should get the jabImmunisation Coalition published the figures amid a surge in influenza cases across the country, prompting experts to call for more kids across the country to get vaccinated.
"You want to protect them as much as possible so they don’t get seriously ill, they just get the normal germs.” Official figures show that flu claimed the lives of 1,200 Australians in 2017. Only10% of Australians believe that Kids are part of the groups that should be immunised against influenza "The immunisation - getting a sore arm is the most common side-effect - is significantly less than having your child end up in hospital.” Professor Robert Booy from The University of Sydney."They’re snuffly, they don’t wash their hands well, and they can pass it to their mums their dads and other members of their family."The survey showed about 39 per cent of adults intended on getting the flu jab this year.
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