CO Form

[docker]

Yeaaah got my Co form signed Gp was not going to do it at first said" OHH I think I will give you some more time to think about it!!"

I was like "Thats alright i have done research and I think Its not good Yada yada"

He was going on about HeRD immunity and if people stop immunising then we have these deadly disease's back again and they only immunise against the deadly disease's" and I was like Chickenpox isn't deadly he was "oh yes it is brain swelling and its very very rare for an adverse reaction to vaccination"

I said "what about the problems with this Gardrail (sp?) one"" Oh they said there was symptoms but it was only the mild ones.

Finished up with "Ok I think you have made you're decision then"

Yes I have !! :)

Some girls have probably heard of all this before

I suppose going in there and having to talk about this to really anyone except on here was nerve racking to what he was going to say.

I was thinking a tiny bit ok Am I sure I am doing the right thing ? I will be upset if the kids do get any of these illness'es

[docker]

Also I said "don't GP's benefit if people immunise? Money!!

"He said enough to pay for the nurse who gives them" "plus you get bulk-billed so you don't pay anthing!!

[AM]

:laughing: and well done!

[Funkychicken]

Approaching a GP with a CO form can be a difficult thing for some people to do. We are so often taught that if you choose not to immunise, then you are the minority and different to everyone else.

But the reality is, we do have that choice in Australia and although GP's can offer you some "advice" on immunising, they cannot refuse to sign.

Good on you for standing strong and getting your form signed.
Take care when you submit your form though, they are notorious for getting "lost" in the system.
If you can, make a photocopy or two of it before you submit it, so you don't have to traipse back to the GP if it does get lost.

My GP actually recommended that I make copies and leave one with him in my records for this very reason. And guess what? Mine got lost! :rolleyes:

All taken care of now but a big pain having to go back to Medicare and sort it out.

[bubs_and_us]

i've got a good GP then.... he printed the form off the medicare site for me to sign!!!

no trying to talk me out of it either

[Fuchsia!]

they do get "incentives", i asked my doctor straight out and he said that he gets $20 for each child he immunises

Good onya!

[shed]

Now you need to make sure it has been received. I went into Medicare and the lady rang the immunisation register while I was sitting there and the lady on the other end said that they had received it (I sent it twice, got lost the first time :rolleyes:) and she said she would send me out a letter confirming that it had been received.

[MordecaiAliVanAllenO'Shea]

Can I just ask do you have to get one for every vax you miss? My bub #2 is due in 2 weeks and we are not having the Vit K or Hep B injections at birth - we will be selectively vaxxing, so at what point do I need to do my CO form?

[docker]

Co form more I think for Medicare but I am sure I will need it for school. Its one form for each child. I am getting HEAPS of copies of it too as I have seen a bit on here that they get lost easily :rolleyes:

[Harriet]

Can I just ask do you have to get one for every vax you miss? My bub #2 is due in 2 weeks and we are not having the Vit K or Hep B injections at birth - we will be selectively vaxxing, so at what point do I need to do my CO form?

If you don't vax according to the schedule, you just need to get 1 CO form by the time your baby is 18 months old. And then you only need it to receive the immunisation allowance and childcare rebate etc.