Doctors warn parents to keep newborns at home as whooping cough epidemic escalates
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DOCTORS have warned parents to keep newborn babies at home to protect them from a whooping cough epidemic triggered by the "chardonnay set and alternatives".
There have been 4580 cases of whooping cough so far this year, new data from NSW Health reveals.
Northern Sydney and South Eastern Sydney have led the way in this year's resurgent epidemic, recording the highest incidence of whooping cough, with 669 and 522 cases respectively. The Illawarra region was next highest followed by Western Sydney and Southern Sydney.
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance deputy director Dr Rob Menzies said it was unsurprising which suburbs had the highest rates of infection.
"It's a phenomenon where highly educated people feel they need to do their own research on what is best for their child and there is scepticism of official government policy," he said.
"But a lot of people are likely to find wacky anti-vaccination sites where a lot of the information is distorted. It is not helping that people opt out of vaccination.
"It puts their children at risk and it puts other people's children at risk."
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/doctors-warn-parents-to-keep-newborns-at-h...
Vaccinate your kids!
There have been 4580 cases of whooping cough so far this year, new data from NSW Health reveals.
Northern Sydney and South Eastern Sydney have led the way in this year's resurgent epidemic, recording the highest incidence of whooping cough, with 669 and 522 cases respectively. The Illawarra region was next highest followed by Western Sydney and Southern Sydney.
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance deputy director Dr Rob Menzies said it was unsurprising which suburbs had the highest rates of infection.
"It's a phenomenon where highly educated people feel they need to do their own research on what is best for their child and there is scepticism of official government policy," he said.
"But a lot of people are likely to find wacky anti-vaccination sites where a lot of the information is distorted. It is not helping that people opt out of vaccination.
"It puts their children at risk and it puts other people's children at risk."
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/doctors-warn-parents-to-keep-newborns-at-h...
Vaccinate your kids!
