Despite numerous dedicated campaigns delivered over a number of years, health care workers, including a significant number of nurses, remain resistant to the influenza immunisation message, according to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
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The NHMRC recommends annual immunisation for all at risk groups, regardless of their age, including people whose immunity is suppressed by illness or medication, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, pregnant women and everyone over 65 years of age. This recommendation, as outlined in the Immunisation Handbook (9th ed), also identifies health care workers in contact with at risk ...