1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodoaustralia/Millions Of Australian Adults Are Unvaccinated And It's Increasing Disease Risk For All Of Usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="D5b0L8PfoO"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/03/millions-of-australian-adults-are-unvaccinated-and-its-increasing-disease-risk-for-all-of-us/">Millions Of Australian Adults Are Unvaccinated And It’s Increasing Disease Risk For All Of Us</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/03/millions-of-australian-adults-are-unvaccinated-and-its-increasing-disease-risk-for-all-of-us/embed/#?secret=D5b0L8PfoO" width="600" height="338" title="“Millions Of Australian Adults Are Unvaccinated And It’s Increasing Disease Risk For All Of Us” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="D5b0L8PfoO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Public attention has recently focused on improving vaccination rates in Australian infants and children. But actually the largest unvaccinated group of people recommended for immunisation are adults. Of 4.1 million unvaccinated Australians, 92% (3.8 million) are adults, and only a small fraction are children.https://counter.theconversation.edu.au/content/74991/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic