Drazen Zigic/Getty More children under five years old should be able to be vaccinated in pharmacies from January 2027 under a range of measures designed to boost vaccine coverage announced in this year’s federal budget. Other measures include funding to send families SMS reminders and targeted information when their child’s vaccines are due. These measures aim to stem a decline in childhood vaccine coverage we’ve seen since 2020. What’s the issue? Vaccine coverage in Australian children has be