‘On the spot’vaccination: Does it work?

Objective: To trial and evaluate a system of ‘on the spot’vaccination for children up to the age of 15 years in the Early Childhood Centres of the Central Sydney Area Health Service, at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children and in a number of general practices in the area.

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