THE Tasmanian Government has been urged to follow the lead of other states and territories and commit to a rollout of free intranasal influenza vaccines for children from next year (PD 02 Oct).
"Why should Tasmanian families deserve no less?" asked Royal Australian College of GPs Tas Chair, Dr Toby Gardner.
"We must do all we can to keep young children, who are among the most at risk from a severe flu infection including hospitalisation, as safe as possible," he continued.
"I can't think of a more cost-effective and timely healthcare initiative than this one - it just makes sense."
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