The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, will ask the Prime Minister the following in Question Time today …
“Prime Minister there’s been a meningococcal outbreak in Tasmania with six cases, one fatal.
“These infections are preventable. But currently the Commonwealth limits funding for the ACWY vaccine, and doesn’t fund the B vaccine at all.
“Prime Minister will you fix this and fully fund both vaccines so that everyone, not just the wealthy, can be protected against this horrid disease?
“And please, will you meet personally with Erica Burleigh, who was left legally blind by meningococcal B and who is in the gallery today? She and her friend Kacee Johnstone are the driving force behind a campaign for the B vaccine to be put on the National Immunisation Program Schedule.”
WHEN: Approximately 2:15pm TODAY 14 August
WHERE: House of Representatives (watch live at https://www.aph.gov.au/News_and_Events/Watch_Parliament)
Authorised by Andrew Wilkie MP 188 Collins St Hobart
Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie
