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A short history of vaccination in Australia
Author(s) -
Gidding Heather F,
Burgess Margaret A,
Kempe Ann E
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143144.x
Subject(s) - vaccination , diphtheria , medicine , tetanus , vaccination schedule , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , whooping cough , pertussis vaccine , immunization , immunology , physics , antigen , optics
It is almost 50 years since infant vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus became routine in Australia. Since then, the incidence of vaccine‐preventable diseases has declined dramatically. We have used existing records and the recollections of experts to compile a history of vaccination in Australia, focusing on vaccines in the current childhood schedule.