When do I immunise?

[admin]

-Immunisation protects babies, children and adults against many diseases.
-Vaccines are available for many diseases including chicken pox, hepatitis B, miningococcal disease, polio, rubella, whooping cough and tetanus.
-To ensure life-long protection, it is important that childhood immunisation begins as early as possible, and that all the appropriate doses and boosters are given.

Please check outh the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule at:

www.immunise.health.gov.au

Click on the National Immunisation Program Schedule link.

[sirhokko]

-Immunisation protects babies, children and adults against many diseases.
-Vaccines are available for many diseases including chicken pox, hepatitis B, miningococcal disease, polio, rubella, whooping cough and tetanus.
-To ensure life-long protection, it is important that childhood immunisation begins as early as possible, and that all the appropriate doses and boosters are given.

Please check outh the Australian Standard Vaccination Schedule at:

www.immunise.health.gov.au

Click on the National Immunisation Program Schedule link.

What about information on vaccinations being a choice. As midwives we are not supposed to be recruiting people for vaccinations, I would urge people to consider their choices before deciding what is best. I'm not pro or anti immunisation but I am pro choice. What about a bit of research showing that immunisations are of benefit to the community. also Life long protection is a false statement. Maybe you could reword it.

[Little Woo]

When should you vaccinate? Maybe a better title would be Should I vaccinate?

Vaccination is not compulsory in South Australia. I believe people should read both sides of the argument so that they can intelligently make an informed decision, rather than just going with it before understanding the risks both ways.

http://www.visainfo.org.au/index.htm Vaccine Information SA is a good starting point. There are many books worth reading too.

There is no rush to vaccinate, delay if you need time to do the research.