This appeared a few days ago.Disease threat unchecked as School vaccination register faces a delaySue Dunlevy, National Health Reporter, News Corp Australia NetworkOctober 30, 2016 12:00amVITAL immunisation information that will help prevent killer disease outbreaks may not be available because of a delay in awarding a tender for the new Australian School Vaccination Register.Two months before it’s due to start the federal government has yet to award a tender for the register that will remind high school students about key school based vaccines and identify areas with low immunisation.The $26.4 million program was meant to begin on January 1 2017 and is a fundamental part of the government’s No Jab No Play policy introduced in response to News Corp’s campaign to improve immunisation rates.However, the Department of Health has stopped short of guaranteeing the new register will be operating from that date.The policy, announced 18 months ago, will identify people who miss a jab...
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