23 April 2026
150 million lives saved in the past 50 years — the stats don’t lie on immunisation… get jabbed!
World Immunization Week
24-30 April 2026In the lead-up to World Immunization Week 2026, RDAA has urged rural and remote Australians to ensure they and their children are up-to-date on immunisations, saying the global success of immunisation has demonstrated time and again its importance, safety and effectiveness in saving lives. Immunisation has saved more than 150 million lives worldwide over 50 years, improved infant survival by 40% and protected tens of millions of children from over 30 life-threatening diseases and infections (and for some of those diseases, subsequent lifelong disabilities). Despite these positive outcomes, however, immunisation rates in Australia continue to fall.
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