Maureen Hickman
acii@ozemail.com.au
[2002] Shaken Baby Syndrome or an Adverse Vaccine Event? by Maureen Hickman
11.2.2000
BOOK: Vaccination - The Right Choice? by
Maureen Hickman - $25.00 plus postage.
The book contains conditions, Federal and State law on vaccination, relevant to
Australia ONLY. In particular the Federal law relating to monetary penalisition for
unvaccinated children in child day care has been addressed in detail. I have drawn on my
25 years legal experience as a para/legal and the last eight years researching the
vaccination issue for legal cases. Contact: P.O. Box 274, Ettalong Beach NSW 2257 -
Telephone: 0243 425 294 -
Fax: 0243 425
379.
Book Contents
Chapter 1
VACCINATION THE DILEMMA
The process of immunisation
The acknowledged difficulties of immunisation
Information about vaccines which may alarm you vaccine manufacturers knowingly
marketed potentially dangerous vaccines
The medical experts and authorities do not always tell the truth medical experts
and authorities are influenced by monetary gain
Some informed people have spoken out on the risks
Chapter 2
EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMED CONSENT
Parents' rights to 'informed' consent what is 'informed' consent and who can give it
when to refuse vaccination check-list for vaccine consumersOur right to
informed consent is under threat the medical profession wants to deny parents the
right to refuse vaccination
Experimental vaccine administration and 'informed' consentGovernment guidelines on
conducting experimental clinical trials
Monetary penalisation for unvaccinated children weakens the doctrine of 'informed' consent
Other views on 'informed' consent well-known NSW politician speaks out
If the truth is told will you stop vaccinating?
Chapter 3
SCHOOLS/CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND VACCINATION AND AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY CARD
DATA
BASE IN ACTION
School exclusion requirements for unvaccinated children
Details of Australian state and territory Acts relating to school vaccination
procedures NSW, ACT, Tas., W.A., Vic., N.T., Q'land and S.A.
Vaccination programs in schools the measles control campaign in Australia in 1998
was politically motivated
Parallel vaccination programs in other countries Switzerland, Japan and United
Kingdom
Change in official perception of the seriousness of measlesIntroduction of the Australian
Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) tracking system
Revamp of the 'Australia Card' through the data-base of the Australian Childhood
Immunisation Register
Chapter 4
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF RISKS
Why vaccine risks cannot be measured accurately in AustraliaVaccine adverse event
reporting system
Overseas adverse event reporting systems
Recognising vaccine adverse events
What the public is not told about the adverse effects of vaccination
Chapter 5
WHEN IS INFORMATION JUST PROPAGANDA? MEDIA SLAMS VACCINE LITIGATION IN
AUSTRALIA
Media reporting
Media used as a source of vaccine information well-known magazine would deny
right of 'choice' on vaccination
Vaccine litigation in Australia the difficulties faced by vaccine litigants
Precedents of vaccine litigation including the Shaken Baby Case heard in a NSW criminal
court
Where to seek help for compensation if you are vaccine injured
Chapter 6
THE FUTURE
Future vaccines that may become available including travel vaccines
Injured vaccine consumers should be compensated by the introduction of an Australian
Vaccination Compensation Scheme
Consideration of the threat of germ warfare in the future and the viability of mandatory
vaccination for defence forces and civilians
Vaccination and employment in the future issues the need for vaccination
can employers require employees to be vaccinated remedies of employees or
prospective employees
The future of non-profit vaccine information groupsIt is now time Australia had a Bill of
Rights
The argument of individual rights v community rightsEuropean convention on human rights
The future
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