A news alert on the radio program this morning

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It was nice of them to forward this to me - and also to air the view

of the AVN:

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> With 43 cases of Whooping Cough confirmed in the Bega Valley we now

> have a significant public health concern that raises the whole issue

> of immunisation, often a contentious topic. Whooping Cough is the

> most common vaccine preventable disease in Australia but it remains

> endemic despite a long history of routine immunisation. Immunisation

> Support officer for the Southern General Practice Network, Sharon

> King, discusses what the practice is for the Southern Area general

> health system.

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> President of the Australian Vaccination Network, Meryl Dorey, says

> there are cases Whooping Cough being reported in the north of NSW

> also. Meryl Dorey comments that Sharon King didn't actually answer

> the presenter's question as to how many of the 43 case who were

> confirmed to have had Whooping Cough were vaccinated. She says if it

> matches the national average, somewhere beteween 80-90% of them will

> have been fully vaccinated against Whooping Cough. Ms Dorey says

> what's being seen in the whole developed world where Whooping Cough

> vaccine has been used for many decades is a resurgence of Whooping

> Cough with more cases now being reported in Australia than at any

> time since the Whooping Cough vaccination schedule started. She

> claims the vaccine is simply not protecting people and the only

> answer the medical community seems to have is to give more vaccine.

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> Professor McIntyre, Vaccination Researcher at the Westmead

> Childrens Hospital, responds to comments by Meryl Dorey and says the

> problem is that Whooping Cough is a little different to some of the

> other things we vaccinate against. He explains that the vaccine

> doesn't necessarily stop a Whooping Cough infection, although it

> does reduce that, but what's it's much better at is stopping people

> getting sick if they do get infected and actually develop symptoms.

> Professor McIntyre comments on the issue of boosters as recommended

> by the medical community. He comments on the huge amount of

> disinformation dished out by Meryl Dorey.

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> Intv Sharon King, Immunisation Support Officer, Southern General

> Practice Network.

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> Intv Meryl Dorey, President, Australian Vaccination Network.

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> Intv Professor McIntyre, Vaccination Researcher, Westmead

> Childrens Hospital.

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