Auscandoc<p>Professor Lawler said he is concerned of low <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/immunisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immunisation</span></a> rates leading to widespread harm and death, particularly in the wake of a recent surge in cases of <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/whoopingcough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whoopingcough</span></a>, <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a>, respiratory syncytial virus (<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RSV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSV</span></a>) and <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/meningococcal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meningococcal</span></a> disease.<br> <br>‘If we continue to see rising <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/vaccinehesitancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccinehesitancy</span></a> and dropping vaccination rates, we will see real harm coming to Australian children and communities,’ he said.<br> <br>‘And when I say real harm, I’m including deaths in that.’ (2/3)</p>