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The Impact of the No Jab No Play and No Jab No Pay Legislation in Australia: A Scoping Review

Australia has a long history of population-based immunisation programs including legislations. This paper reports on a review of evaluations of the impact of the federal No Jab No Pay (NJNPay) and state implemented No Jab No Play (NJNPlay) legislations on childhood immunisation coverage and related parental attitudes.

Citation:
Burns S, Bhoyroo R, Leavy JE, ……. Millar L, Jancey J, et al. The Impact of the No Jab No Play and No Jab No Pay Legislation in Australia: A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(13)

Keywords:
No Jab No Pay; No Jab No Play; childhood immunisation; childhood vaccination; financial sanctions; immunisation coverage; immunisation mandates; parent attitudes and beliefs; vaccination policy; vaccine hesitancy

Abstract:
Australia has a long history of population-based immunisation programs including legislations. This paper reports on a review of evaluations of the impact of the federal No Jab No Pay (NJNPay) and state implemented No Jab No Play (NJNPlay) legislations on childhood immunisation coverage and related parental attitudes.