DESPITE the flu vaccine becoming free for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in 2010, there was no increase in the vaccine coverage between 2004 and 2013, according to Australian research.
The study, reported by Scimex, found that while coverage increased 6% for those aged 18 to 49, it dropped by 10% for those over 65, and in remote areas, even more.
Pneumococcal vaccine coverage also remained very low and declined across all age groups, researchers wrote, saying that current approaches to promote, deliver and monitor vaccination of Indigenous adults are inadequate.
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