Aussie couple flee with baby to avoid vaccination
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more from News and Politics:
http://news.smh.com.au/world/aussie-couple-flee-with-baby-to-avoid-va...
A couple have fled their home in Australia and gone into hiding with their two-day-old son to avoid having him forcibly vaccinated against hepatitis B.The family, including the boy's mother who was diagnosed with hepatitis B several years ago, went on the run after a court ordered them to vaccinate the newborn against the disease that can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.
While vaccinations are not compulsory in Australia, New South Wales state health policy mandates that parents of all babies born to hepatitis-B-positive mothers must be offered immunoglobulin for the child within 12 hours of birth and four doses of the vaccine over six months.
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mariamsultana
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I hope that what they've done really is the best for the child, because in the end, that's who matters.
- 1 year ago
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mariamsultana
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anglcazn
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Some vaccinations are not needed such as the flu shot. But some vaccinations such as the polio shot and hepatitis shots are very important.
- 1 year ago
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anglcazn
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BuddhaofWar
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I understand some parents' fear of vaccination contamination, but I think this is a bit extreme.
Or is there some benefit to having hep B that I am unaware of? - 1 year ago
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BuddhaofWar
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mischabarrett
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BuddhaofWar:
Great point.
Doctors train for 7+ years for a reason.
- 1 year ago
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mischabarrett
