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Free RSV vaccines for over-75s as grandkids do the spreading

Canberra extends the free RSV vaccine program to Australians over 75, citing transmission from grandchildren as the driver.

Free RSV jabs for the over-75s because the grandkids are walking petri dishes — fair enough, and about time. Public health that actually costs less than the hospital beds it prevents. Credit where it's due: not every expansion of Medicare is a press release with a needle attached to it.