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Morrison wrong to try to influence advice from expert immunisation group

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Scott Morrison this week more or less trashed Australia’s top advisory body on immunisation, in remarks that were at best ill-judged and at worst alarming.

On Wednesday Morrison told a news conference he (or the government) made a “constant appeal” to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) to review its...

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