Here we respond to some of the points made in Jane Hansen’s article that blames “anti-vax roots”: 1. “What is happening in Samoa is the end result of a community without effective vaccination”. It is interesting how, as often where the topic is infectious disease, the only preventative action mentioned is vaccination. Other determinants of… [Read More]
Original artcle here. Here we respond to some of the points made in Jane Hansen’s article where she strongly implies that Bexsero should be placed on the NIP schedule. 1. “The vaccine Bexsero has been rejected for the fourth time by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, which cited cost as the main reason.” The above… [Read More]
Read full article here. Here we respond to some of the points made in James Carmody’s article: 1. “The WA Health Department treats every measles case as a public health emergency” In 1950 Australian Government no longer considered measles (and whooping cough) morbidity important enough to be notifiable [1] and in 1956 it was declared… [Read More]
