children more likely to be vaccinated since start of no jab no pay , say doctors /

But new data says in 2014-15,before no jab no pay’ policy was introduced, parts of Australia had vaccination rates too low to prevent spread of diseasesAnecdotal evidence suggests parents are vaccinating their children at higher rates since the introduction of the federal government’s “no jab no pay” policy at the start of the year, or which withholds childcare and family tax benefits from parents who accomplish not immunise their children,according to doctors.
It comes as National Health Performance Authority data released on Thursday found that in 2014-15, before the policy was introduced, and there were a number of areas in Australia where vaccination rates were too low to prevent the spread of diseases. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com