Meryl and her ilk have a lot to answer for. It is an annoying and dangerous trait of society that some people peddle lies and others believe them.
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“An infectious diseases expert says pockets of immunisation resistance are putting Australia’s measles-free status at risk.
Australia achieved its elimination status for measles in 2008, due to its effective immunisation program.
But last year there was an outbreak in New South Wales and now there are concerns the disease could take hold again.
The director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), Dr Peter MacIntyre, says more definitive action is needed.
“Had continued for much longer than it did, we would have got to the point where we would have had continued measles transmission for over a year,” he said.”
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“Dr MacIntyre says some parts of Australia have a greater risk of a measles outbreak because of lower immunisation rates, such as northern New South Wales and southern Queensland.
Australian Medical Association (AMA) president Steve Hambleton says it is those areas which threaten Australia’s position.
“Our elimination status is under threat because there are pockets of decreasing immunisation of our children,” he said.
The AMA says anti-vaccination campaigns are partly to blame.”
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Reference:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-20/anti-vaccination-campaigns-threaten-measles-free-status/4584514