Good report card for ATSI
11th January 2014
By Amanda Davey
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are finally reaping the benefits of immunisation programs, according to research which shows a dramatic reduction in rates of disease.
Over an eight year period (2002-2010) hospitalisations from Hepatitis A decreased from 20 to 0, with the report showing that the previously devastating illness is now less common in these children than in their non-Indigenous counterparts.
The report by the National Centre of Immunisation and