Immunisation for All : the ups and downs

Immunisation Update Midwives Sept 2022 Immunisation for All : the ups and downs Acknowledgement of Country I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land that we present from today. [...] 3 Current NT childhood immunisation coverage by Aboriginal status Aboriginal and Torres Strait All NT children Islander NT children 12-<15 months 88.0% 93% 24-<27 months 84.9% 89.8% 60-<63 months 94.7% 93.7% Latest annualised quarterly report on childhood immunisation coverage from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), which combines the September 2022, December 2022, March 2023 and June 202. [...] On time vaccination : • Maternal- passive • The NT pertussis hospitalisation rate immunity between 2013-2022 was 8 x higher • early vaccine at 6 in Aboriginal and Torres Strait weeks cf 8 weeks – Islander children under 5 years reduced 8% of infant (NTNDS). [...] Complications Pneumonia – 1 out of every 20 children infected with measles Encephalitis – 1 out of 1000 children infected with measles ( deafness and intellectual disabilities) Measles Signs and Symptoms | CDC 12 Measles incidence in NT 1991-2022 Incidence rate per 100,000 population of measles in 1991-2000 and 2013-2022 in the Northern Terr. [...] Children from 6 months can receive MMR vaccine if travelling to endemic country or during outbreaks but need 2 further doses 14 HPV disease and vaccine HPV disease Causes • Genital warts • Cervical cancer • Respiratory papillomatosis • Anal cancer • Vulvar/ vaginal cancer • Penile cancer • Oropharyngeal cancer Spectrum of HPV related diseases (hpvworld.com) 16 .