Govt suspends flu injections after major health scare
The State Government has urgently suspended its flu vaccine program for children aged under five, after a large number of children presented to Princess Margaret Hospital within hours of having their injections.
Health Minister Kim Hames said 22 otherwise healthy children had suffered reactions ranging from fever to febrile convulsions within 12 hours of having the vaccine but it was still unclear if the vaccine was the cause.
At least one child is understood to be seriously ill.
Dr Hames confirmed health authorities had taken the action as a precaution until tests could be carried to see if the vaccine was responsible for the reactions.
For now, parents should not have their under-fives vaccinated and should seek medical help if their child had received the vaccine in the past 12 hours and had become particularly unwell.
Dr Hames said there was no reason for parents to panic if their children had been vaccinated some time ago because any reaction would occur within 12 hours.
Health Direct can provide more information about the suspension of the vaccination program on 1800 022 222.
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14 Comments
Looks like people in Australia have not caught on yet. The vaccination scheme was a scam for the big pharma to make a quick buck. You have no idea what you are subjecting your children to. The criminals behind this were talked about a couple of days on the TV until it was realised it was the governments and WHO people behind the scam and everything went quiet!
ReplyIts all scary stuff........who knows what is in it.......mmmmm
ReplyI'd be worried if i'd had my children vaccinated for the rest of my life....!!!
ReplyI'd be worried if i'd had my children vaccinated for the rest of my life....!!!
ReplyRead the insert that comes with the vaccine before taking it or giving it to your children!! Do your own research for crying out loud! These vaccines have been proven to contain Mercury (Thimerosal), Aluminium, Formaldehyde, Squalene (which has been linked to crippling arthritis and gulf war syndrome), not to mention the mixture of pathogenic material from pigs, chickens, humans and god knows what else. Children under 5 havent even developed their full immune capacity and if you go injecting them with these poisons that have no place in anyones body let alone that of a child, they may not ever develop a healthy immune system.
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