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Child Deaths from Vaccine Preventable Infectious Diseases, NSW 2005-14
The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) was established under the Community Services (Complaints, Review and Monitoring) Act 1993 with a mandate to prevent and reduce child deaths in New South Wales (NSW). Within this role, the CDRT have commissioned the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) to complete a report on child deaths in NSW from 2005 to 2014, focussing on recommendations to prevent or reduce deaths from vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs).
Within this role, the CDRT have commissioned the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) to complete a report on child deaths in NSW from 2005 to 2014, focussing on recommendations to prevent or reduce deaths from vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs).
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Child Deaths from Vaccine Preventable Infectious Diseases, NSW 2005-14Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with lived experience should be aware that this report includes information about child deaths.
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