Resources
The Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition 2008
(The Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing)
The purpose of The Australian Immunisation Handbook is to provide clinical guidelines for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice. These recommendations are developed by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and endorsed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Download the The Australian Immunisation Handbook 9th Edition 2008
Immunisation Myths And Realities
(Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing)
Publication examining some arguments against immunisation to assist practitioners and parents in making an informed choice about the benefits and risks of vaccination.
Download the Immunisation Myths and Realities: responding to arguments against immunisation 4th edition
Immunise Australia Program
(Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing)
The Immunise Australia Program aims to increase national immunisation rates by funding free vaccination programs, administering the Australian Childhood Immunisation register and communicating information about immunisation to the general public and health professionals.
This website includes:
- National Immunisation Program Schedule
- Publications & Resources
- Australian Immunisation Handbook
- Useful Links
Visit the Immunise Australia Program
Myths and Realities
(National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS) )
This presentation responds to arguments against immunisation. An excellent resource for parents and healthcare providers.
It may be viewed at Myths and Realities
Immunisation
(Australian Government)
Visit the Health & Safety topic Immunisation
Immunisation – NHS
The most comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate source of information on vaccines, disease and immunisation in the UK.
Visit the UK NHS Immunisation Information
Other Sites
Vaccinate Your Baby
The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination
Books
What Every Parent Should Know About Vaccines by Paul A. Offit, M.D. and Louis M. Bell, M.D.
ISBN: 0-02-862009-7
Articles
Evidence in Medicine: Correlation and Causation by Steven Novella
Vaccines & Autism A Deadly Manufactroversy by Harriett Hall, MD.
The worst scientific idea of the decade: vaccines cause autism by Steven Salzberg
“There must be a reason,” or how we support our own false beliefs by David Gorski
Vaccines and the Media: No Room for Balance by John Snyder
A Population-Based Study of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism by Kreesten Meldgaard Madsen, M.D., Anders Hviid, M.Sc., Mogens Vestergaard, M.D., Diana Schendel, Ph.D., Jan Wohlfahrt, M.Sc., Poul Thorsen, M.D., Jørn Olsen, M.D., and Mads Melbye, M.D.
Why People Believe Invisible Agents Control the World by Michael Shermer
sup by Karla McLaren
Swine Flu Vaccine Fearmongering by Harriet Hall, MD.
The Truth About The Evils Of Vaccination
9 Reasons to Completely Ignore Joseph Mercola by Joseph Albietz
A Broken Trust: Lessons from the Vaccine–Autism Wars by Liza Gross