Indicator: Immunisation Cover

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What we know from research

What the data indicates about Mildura
IMMUNISATION COVER
In 2001 the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance reported that immunisation coverage in Australia for all scheduled vaccines was approximately 94% by 12 months, and 90% by 24 months of age. Low coverage reported in inner urban areas of the capital cities seems to reflect under-reporting to the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register but coverage estimates in some rural and other non-capital city metropolitan areas appears to be a truer reflection of low immunisation uptake in those areas. Linking immunisation to the Maternity Allowance and Child Care Benefit has encouraged both uptake and timeliness of immunisation. However, children in larger, lower income families are less likely to be age-appropriately immunised (NCIRS, 2001, pg. ix). In the UK the areas with the lowest measles-mumps-rubella immunisation coverage also tend to be the inner cities particularly those exhibiting high levels of deprivation (Wright and Polack, 2005).
Using data from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register for 2003, 2004 and 2005 it is apparent that the Mildura sub-regions generally maintain the coverage of infants now characteristic of the rest of Australia. Ouyen is the one exception in that the percentage of children immunised is consistently below the rest of the Mildura’s localities and Regional Victoria.

CHILDREN IMMUNISED 2003 - 2005
Source: Health Insurance Commission

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 6 February 2007