Immunisation

The Australian Government Department of Health (DoH) has issued a statement on the Safety of Immunisation.

The paper points out that immunisation is “one of the most effective medical interventions we have to prevent disease,” and goes on to explain herd immunity as the mechanism through which, when enough people in the community have immunity, the risk of transmission of any disease is reduced.

Immunisation has been estimated to save around three million lives each year.

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