Correspondence
Calls to expand whooping cough vaccine program
AMA Queensland has called on the Queensland Government to roll out a free whooping cough vaccination program for cohorts not currently covered under the NIP.
AMA Queensland has called on the Queensland Government to roll out a free whooping cough vaccination program for cohorts not currently covered under the NIP.
The program would align with those included in the Queensland Budget for influenza, Meningococcal B and RSV, help to reduce rates of infection and ease pressure on limited stocks of mycoplasma antibiotics.
You can read our full letter to the Queensland Health Minister and Chief Health Officer below.
