The State Government has today launched a new strategy aimed at improving immunisation rates among Western Australian children, to prevent outbreaks of diseases such as measles, rubella and meningitis.
Health Minister Kim Hames said WA had slightly lower immunisation rates than other jurisdictions.
Dr Hames said the WA Immunisation Strategy 2013-2015 would focus on key groups, including four-year-olds entering the education system and high school students, as well as increasing immunisation rates among Aboriginal children.