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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