Don't vaccinate your kids? No childcare!

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We generally don't vaccinate pregnant women. It's considered safer to wait until after the delivery, even though the TDaP is not a live vaccine. Before a few years ago, it wasn't even considered necessary for adults to get booster shots. The recent outbreaks of whooping cough have shown that boosters are necessary in the general adult population, especially new mothers.

In the past, the main vaccination issue was rubella. However, rubella is a live vaccine and absolutely cannot be given to pregnant women.

I've heard mixed views on this one, so it may be a case of YMMV.

I wonder what will happen to their poor kids when they grow up, try to enter university or plan to travel to countries which recommend things like tetanus etc, only to be asked for their jab certs or to book an appointment?

Would they defy their parents and get them done or would they just not do what they hoped to do with their lives?

I wouldn't wish the serious diseases on the kids, poor buggers just have morons for parents. Them, however, even those diseases are too good for them... *grumbles*

While vaccination in itself is not a requirement to enter university down here in general, it IS a requirement for any health-care based degree (where you're doing a placement). In fact, the universities policy is that if you screw up on the checks, you don't get placed. If you can't comply with the vaccination policy, you have to discuss it with someone the Dean nominates. I would bet that those people are also refused. (all healthcare students-regardless of whether they've been vaccinated or not-go through the Mantoux test and only those working in certain areas need the vaccine) If you're doing a remote placement or an overseas placement, you can't do those without being vaccinated.

The only exceptions for the rules mentioned above are pregnant women, people with a known allergy to particular components of the vaccine and people who are unwell at that particular time. Those who have HIV, Hep A/B/C are advised to talk to someone ASAP.

I suspect that those kidlets would likely either drop out entirely or defy their parents.

There's actually a book that the government publishes for doctors and healthcare workers every year that addresses the myths and fallacies about vaccines. It contains so many references to various medical journals, the World Health Organization and even the Australian Homeopathic Association. (yes, ironically, the AHO advises people to actually get vaccinated )

Funnily enough, the ENTIRE book is basically a giant "Fuck you" to the Australian Vaccination Network. Some of the claims in there are just insane.

[Panacea]

I've heard mixed views on this one, so it may be a case of YMMV.

On which one? I'm not sure which part of my post you were talking about.

[fireheart17]

On which one? I'm not sure which part of my post you were talking about.

The "vaccinating women during pregnancy" one.