no more free whooping cough vaccine

[happygirl1982]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/b...-1226350174856

[Qwerty]

What!? That is crazy!

[daysta112]

Rediculous

[delirium]

WTF? that is just beyond stupidity... there is going to be deaths bc of this

[Mrs E]

Wow. The midwives at the hospital I was at said how important it was to

[delirium]

I'm perplexed why 'experts' say it doesn't work???

[Lovemyfam]

If its not working then no point in the governemt paying for it would just be wasted money

[Elijahs Mum]

I wonder what they mean by studies prove its not working? The vaccine itself? I'm sure I read somewhere that the majority of babies get it from their parents/grand parents?

[kw123]

But Infection rates are increasing despite extremely high immunization rates. Immunized kids still get it, or
pass it on to others...

This is just anecdotal but I think it's a good thing if they can make any necessary changes to make it work better.

[delirium]

My understanding was that outbreaks are usually in low vaxx rate areas, despite overall oz having high rates? I'm no expert on the subject though