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Welcome to the Australian Vaccination Network - The AVN urges you to investigate before you vaccinate

We believe it is a parent's right to choose what's best for their child...some would say that this is one of the most basic rules of any civilised society. Yet governments all over the world have abridged or denied the right to free choice when it comes to vaccinations and immunisations. The Australian Vaccination Network is working to help parents take back that right to free and informed choice by allowing them to see the less publicised side of this important issue before making a decision.

Vaccination Information (see link above for full details)

We here at the AVN believe that it is vital for people to have access to as much information as possible regarding vaccination, so they can truly make an informed decision about this very emotive issue.

General Vaccines:

DTP

Hepatitis B Hepatitis A

- Diphtheria Hib Cholera
- Tetanus Polio Tuberculosis
- Pertussis Pnuemococcal HPV

MMR Meningococcal Rotavirus

- Measles
Chickenpox
Q Fever

- Mumps
Influenza other vaccines

- Rubella

Vitamin K

General Information

DTP

Given as part of the Australian childhood vaccination schedule at: 2, 4 & 6 months of age, then again at 4 years of age.

Probablythe most controversial of all the childhood vaccines, the DTP iscomprised of a vaccination against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis(whooping cough). All three of these illnesses are bacterial innature. Other bacterial vaccines in the childhood vaccination scheduleinclude Hib (Haemphilus Influenzae type B), Meningococcal, andPneumococcal.
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Hepatitis B

Given as part of the childhood schedule at birth, 2, 4, 6 and 12 mths.

Hepatitis B is one of several different hepatitis viruses that can cause liver infections and damage It can be found in the body fluids of infected people, and spreads through: sexual contact; sharing drug injecting equipment, toothbrushes or razors; from mother to babies during childbirth; and unclean facilities used for tattooing and body piercing.
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Given as part of the Australian childhood vaccination schedule at: 12 months of age, then again at 4 years of age.

MMR

MMR stands for the measles mumps and rubella vaccine. This combination shot injects three live-viruses (attenuated chemically) at the same time into a child. Some countries such as Japan have stopped using the combination vaccine because of the increased risk. Mass vaccination has resulted in a shift in the patterns of the diseases, with the age distribution having changed significantly and so now increasingly occurring in adolescents and young adults (when the diseases themselves cause more complications).

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Link to this website: http://avn.org.au/library