New Vaccination for Our Mob virtual report available now

The Vaccination for Our Mob report is based on the NCIRS report on vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2016–2019, published in the Department of Health and Aged Care Communicable Diseases Intelligence journal in 2023.

The purpose of the Vaccination for Our Mob report is to provide a summary of the NCIRS report in a format that is accessible for health professionals and community-based workers. It is intended to highlight the positive impacts the National Immunisation Program (NIP) has had on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, as well as some of the continuing challenges relating to vaccine preventable diseases and vaccine coverage.

What does the Vaccination for Our Mob report cover?

• Diseases that can be vaccinated against and prevented by a vaccine available under the NIP
• Outlines how the disease is spread, its signs and symptoms, who is most affected, how common the disease is, and the proportion of people vaccinated against the disease (vaccine coverage)
• Based on routinely collected disease notification, hospital admission, death and vaccine coverage data from across Australia
• Reports on the last four-year reporting period, from 2016 to 2019
• Compares Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (other Australians) rates over this time 
• Explores timeliness of vaccination and social determinants of health as key themes.

In acknowledgement of feedback on the previous Vaccination for Our Mob report 2011–2015, changes have been made to the format and design of the 2016-2019 report, including the addition of a clear outline of what the report does and does not include, what information is presented, the addition of links and resources and digitisation of the report.

Access the Vaccination for Our Mob virtual report here