Posted on 11/25/2011 10:21:19 AM PST by JerseyanExile
Parents who do not have their children fully immunised will be stripped of family tax benefits under a scheme announced by the Federal Government.
The Government says 11 per cent of five-year-olds are not immunised and has announced a shake-up of the system which will take effect from July 1 next year.
Under the changes, families who refuse vaccinations face losing up to $2,100 per child in benefits.
Families will need to have their children fully immunised to receive the Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A end-of-year supplement.
A new immunisation check will be introduced for one-year-olds to supplement the existing immunisation checks at two and five years of age.
The FTB supplement, worth $726 per child each year, will now only be paid once a child is fully immunised at these checks.
Families are already required to have their child fully immunised to receive Child Care Benefit and the Child Care Rebate.
Children will also be required for the first time to be vaccinated against meningococcal C, pneumococcal and chicken pox.
Children will also be immunised against measles, mumps and rubella earlier, at 18 months instead of the current four years of age.
Health Minister Nicola Roxon is also announcing today a new campaign to advise parents and healthcare providers on what they can do to protect babies from whooping cough.
All parents of newborns will receive letters providing information on immunising against whooping cough and how to identify the disease and prevent it spreading.
"We know that immunisation is fundamental to a child's lifelong health and that's why we want to make sure children are immunised at the right time," Ms Roxon said.
The Government says the changes will deliver savings of $209.1 million over four years.
I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.
And live-virus vaccines can be a threat to the unvaccinated, so you should never use those either.
Obviously.
LOL, OK, you win. I bow to your rhetorical superiority.
Big government tyranny strikes again.
Versions of this same tactic abound all over the globe, especially here in the United States.
“Purse strings”, they’re called.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
And I bow to your ability to find a gnat in a hurricane...
Ah, but which of us will bow lower?
The one who pretends to be a conservative but uses liberal arguments to force other people into behaviors that they support.
Actually it is a common mistake seen often here on FR. While it is incorrect it does not seem to me to be worth the self righteous nitpicking that some FReepers see as necessary.
And one tard is worried about it......get a life.
I've pointed out your argument many times on FR vaccination threads and get many hysterical arguments why ALL should be immunized. One argument was that vaccinations are not 100% effective so therefore everyone should get one. Talk about a circular argument.
To be serious for a moment, I should tell you I'm a bit biased here. As a physician, it is wonderful that I have never seen a case of acute poliomyelitis and have virtually never encountered pertussis, hepatitis B and many other preventable illnesses. This is a miracle my colleagues of previous generations could only dream about. To deny children protection from these awful diseases is, IMHO, incomprehensible.
Thanks for the interesting link.
I was responding to post #3, in which it was first brought up.
You fail.
Since you axe, no.
Snort.....you lose again....thread monitor boy.
It’s that liberal mindset that always seeks to expand it’s circle of power.
Liberalism says I can make laws to impose my beliefs onto others for my benefit.
Conservatism says I take responsibility for my own well-being.
Lots of people who think they are conservative really aren’t very...
Bless your heart.
Even he doesn't go towards a "Government-as-god-Pharma" in control of peoples' children.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.