immunisation

Eighty Children Get Chickenpox at Brunswick North West Primary, a School that Calls for ‘Tolerance’ of Vaccine Dodgers

The school says it respects 'the rights of every family to make choices about immunisation'. Photo: iStockphoto There has been a chickenpox outbreak at a Melbourne primary school that actively welcomes pupils who have not been immunised. Up to 80 of the 320 pupils at Brunswick North West Primary in Melbourne's north have [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2015-12-14T15:14:34+11:00December 12th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: Brunswick North West Primary, chickenpox, children, immunisation, infectious diseases, vaccines|0 Comments

No vaccine, no school, says AMA chief

Unvaccinated children should be held back from school and groups spreading anti-vaccination messages should be punished, according to the federal president of the Australian Medical Association. Dr Steve Hambleton said a report released on Thursday detailing national immunisation rates raised concerns about parents in certain areas not following vaccination guidelines. ''We should certainly make it [...]