摘要：A cohort of 199 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants, born in north Queensland in Augustand September 2002, were followed-up to ascertain the uptake of the 7-valent pneumococcalconjugate vaccine (7vPCV) by certain ages. Although 70 per cent of the cohort had received adose of 7vPCV by three months, only 50 per cent had received three doses by seven months.Most (approximately 90%) of the children who received the vaccine by three and five monthswere given it at the same time as the other two scheduled injectable vaccines, and most (84%) ofthe children received three doses of 7vPCV by 12 months of age. However, 18 per cent of thecohort had not received any vaccines (other than those given at birth), another 10 per cent hadreceived the other scheduled vaccines but no 7vPCV by three months of age, and 38 per cent hadreceived the other vaccines but not two doses of 7vPCV by five months. A variety of measuresare described that have been put in place to attain optimal coverage of Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander infants in north Queensland with 7vPCV and to improve timeliness
