Should all children be immunised?

26 Nov 2012
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"There are now 30,000 children in Australia who are victims of their parents who are vaccine objectors," Professor Suzanne Cory from the Australian Academy of Science says. (AAP)

Parents who object to immunisation are turning their children into victims and endangering the wider community, doctors and scientists say. A new booklet from the Australian Academy of Science has been launched aimed at giving parents the facts about immunisation and countering anti-vaccination 'misinformation'.

Some arguments against vaccination are that vaccines can lead to serious long-term side effects, and that vaccines contain toxic additives and are contaminated with human and animal viruses and bacteria. What's your opinion on immunisation?


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Vaccinations

Leo Forrest - from Brisbane, 4 months ago

"Some arguments against vaccination are that vaccines can lead to serious long-term side effects, and that vaccines contain toxic additives and are contaminated with human and animal viruses and bacteria." Well that's a pretty biased/uninformed take on the matter. Vaccines are not absolutely perfect, but they're remarkably safe, and much safer than the alternative (i.e., catching the diseases the vaccines protect against). Frankly, I fear for the society this misinformation is going to create.

Autism timing

Cal Crilly - from Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 4 months ago

if you google "Autism Boom Began in 1988" you'll find the MMR vaccine was introduced worldwide on WHO recommendations, it's basic maths. Even in the 19th Century everywhere the smallpox vaccine was used outbreaks followed, at it's peak of vaccination 97% of the English were vaccinated and an outbreak occured which killed 44,000 people

Immunization

Peter - from Brisbane, 4 months ago

People are very capable of making informed decisions .

Mrs

Glennis Whitney - from North Rockhampton QLD, 4 months ago

People who don't have their children vaccinated should not get the baby bonus, may sound harsh, but I have seen children and babies suffering from polio and whooping cough, seeing the pain they go through will never leave my mind it was deverstating. I had my son vacinated he had a mild reaction. The small reaction was a small temp and crying nothing that a dose of panadol didn't fix. When I took him for the next lot of vacs gave him panadol about an hour before the injection,no problems then.

NO

I've Done 10 Years of Research - from United States, 4 months ago

No, immunizing children is the greatest brainwashing subject that the WHO has put into affect. The USA has an alarming rate of autism, other adverse events plus death. The no. of vaxs have increased in correlation to a rise in autistic rates. Mercury and aluminum plus aborted fetus dna are the main culprits. Our FDA states that mercury and aluminum are toxic, yet they are injected in our children at alarming rates. There is fact-based research out there. Weed through it and you'll get the facts.

Armchair Experts

Neale - from Sydney, 4 months ago

Hey - great call throwing this subject open for discussion. I think we can all agree that reading the opinions of a bunch of nobodies who are completely unqualified to speak on this subject is really helpful. If the point of this article was to illustrate just how many people will offer up an opinion even though they're a borderline simpleton with no relevant experience in the area then you nailed it.

Mr

AB - from Riverina, 4 months ago

The Australian health services have tried to immunise our children from some of the worst kinds of illness our children can catch - a lot with long term consequences. This has been successful for the most part. A small percentage have had adverse reactions which is tragic, but people who blindly decide not to immunise their children not only put their children in jeopardy, but also the rest of the population. This is more important these days with so much international travel happening.

Change subject in discussions?

jason wander - from australia, 4 months ago

since almost 6 weeks the same discussion? can we talk about something else?

No to compulsory immunisation

Andrew - from Darwin, 5 months ago

My GP advised against immunisation - due to my child's particular health issues. Any medical intervention will have some contraindications, so the answer to the question is quite simple - No all children should not be immunised. . My GP also suggested that vaccines need to be assessed and evaluated on individual merits - just as we would evaluate and assess the effectiveness of prescribed medication for blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure. Sometimes vaccines fail !

Medical scientific fact needs to be taught at school to avoid future stupidity.

Mark - from moonta, 5 months ago

people who do not believe in immunizing children should be steralized as this will reduce the future financial strees on the public health system due to stupidity.Australia currently ranked 27th in the global education school system and cant you just tell by the comments on this page saying dont immunize. ASK YOUR LOCAL G.P and listen to his advice.

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