Vax champion Australia’s most influential woman

Professor Julie Leask has published 124 papers in her mission to increase vaccination rates
Jocelyn Wright
Professor Julie Leask
Professor Julie Leask.

Vaccination advocate Professor Julie Leask has been named Australia’s most influential woman for her work in improving immunisation uptake globally.

Professor Leask, from the University of Sydney’s faculty of medicine, is the winner of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence award for 2019.