THREE-IN-FOUR Australian adults do not consider 'life-threatening consequences' as sufficient motivation to vaccinate against pneumococcal pneumonia, although 63% have at least one risk factor for contracting the often fatal infection, says Lung Foundation Australia.
New research released today by the Foundation reveals that Australian children have a 93% pneumococcal vaccine uptake, but there is a significant gap between pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination rates (46%) and the much higher flu vaccination rates (69%) reported among equally vulnerable seniors aged 65+ years.
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