Phase 3 of the Childhood Immunisation Education Campaign – ‘Get the Facts’ has launched to encourage Australian parents and carers to get their kids vaccinated.

This phase of the campaign focuses on addressing the importance of vaccinating on time and the protection provided by vaccination, as well as continuing to address concerns around vaccine safety.

While national and state vaccination rates are high (nationally over 94.6% for children at five years of age1), there are still geographical areas with lower coverage and some children are receiving their vaccinations later than clinically recommended.

Skipping or delaying vaccinations puts children and those around them at risk of contracting serious diseases. It’s important that children receive their vaccine on time, every time, for the best protection.

A range of communication resources have been developed and will be hosted on the Childhood Immunisation Education Campaign website.