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Otago Daily Times of today:
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Parents warned against 'chickenpox parties'
Home » News » National
Sat, 12 Jul 2014
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Michelle Bibby grimaces every time she hears about a chickenpox party after her daughter Isla ended up critically ill in Starship hospital in January 2010 with pneumonia and an enlarged heart and liver from chickenpox complications.
The virus lowered her immunity so drastically the 2-year-old developed a severe Staphylococcus aureus infection, causing the pneumonia and resulting in risky heart surgery.
"I would wake up every morning and think 'Is she dead?'," recalls Mrs Bibby, who wants varicella vaccine on the schedule.
The little girl was almost in heart failure with 250ml of fluid compressing her enlarged heart, and a liver five times larger than it should have been.
Surgeons found blisters filled with pus fused to her heart and had to scrape away the pericardium sac and douse the heart in antibiotics.
Isla's case was so extreme it was documented in the New Zealand Medical Journal where specialists questioned whether it was time for a universal chickenpox vaccine.
Her severe complications could have been avoided or vastly reduced if she had been vaccinated, even after initial exposure.
But the family were not advised to have the vaccine which has been a scheduled immunisation in the United States since 1995 and in Australia since 2005, where it has steadily reduced cases of the illness and hospital admissions.
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more:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/309142/parents-warned-against-chickenpox-parties
The NZ health system is down to pieces. They wrecked it.
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http://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-alerts/news/150107-anti-vacc-response.asp
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Queensland Government
Queensland Health
Queensland Health's response to anti-vaccination discussions
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Timely vaccinations can prevent serious and sometimes life-threatening diseases
by Dr Sonya Bennett
Queensland Health is not involved in any capacity with the ‘Healthy Lifestyles Naturally’ seminars soon to be conducted in Queensland and does not in any way support anti-vaccination sentiments.
It is ironic that the seminars are called ‘Healthy Lifestyles Naturally’ as anti-vaccination discussions threaten the health of the community.
Vaccine preventable diseases such as whooping cough, measles, meningococcal disease and rotavirus are serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Homeopathic products do not provide protection against these diseases.
We seek to minimise misinformation preventing a person from making an informed decision about immunisation.
In the interests of a healthy community, Queensland Health is conducting a campaign to debunk these common myths about immunisation and remind people of the value and importance of vaccination.
Modern vaccination programs have been established after rigorous scientific studies to ensure the best possible health outcomes for individuals and the population as a whole.
Many anti-vaccination claims are based on poorly conducted studies that have been discredited or disproven, such as claims that vaccinations cause SIDS or autism. These claims are entirely baseless.
Governments and numerous expert bodies worldwide support immunisation because it prevents serious and life-threatening infectious diseases.
Questions on this topic are best directed to the experts, such as an immunisation provider or your family doctor, with whom you would discuss other health questions.
The fact is that if vaccination stopped, vaccine preventable diseases would inevitably return causing devastation for many families.
There is a range of information available online at www.qld.gov.au/vaccinate
Concerns about the seminars should be directed to the event organiser.
Last updated: 7 January 2015
© The State of Queensland (Queensland Health) 1996-2014
Queensland Government
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