Australian doctors still administering banned flu vaccine to children

Australian doctors still administering banned flu vaccine to children









(NaturalNews) Two years to the day after CSL's Fluvax was banned for use
in children under the age of 5, news has emerged that Australian
doctors are continuing to administer this shot to infants and toddlers
despite the fact that there are four other vaccines that are licensed
for use in this age group.

Originally, it was discovered that the rate of febrile convulsions
following Fluvax was 10 times higher than the 'expected' rate and was
causing seizures in 1 child in 100. As a result, the Chief Medical
Officer of Australia, Jim Bishop, banned the vaccine for use in
children under five and current recommendations state that it should
only be used in children between five and 10 years of age if no other
vaccination is available.

Initial reports have now found that 25 children in Western Australia
(WA) were given the Fluvax in error so far this year, but follow-up
investigations stated that errors in data entry were responsible for an
over-reporting when in fact, 'only' seven children had gotten this
shot.

The report states that Fluvax has been given to children across
Australia but it is hard to know how many babies have been improperly
vaccinated since at least 70 percent of the entries by doctors have
been found to be incorrect.

Out of date shots
As if it weren't bad enough to be administering a vaccine to babies
that has already caused permanent disabilities and death, it appears
that the vaccines being administered may also be out of date. Dr Terry
Nolan of ATAGI, quoted on the ABC Program, the World Today,
says that Fluvax Jr is no longer available and any stock that is still
around would be out of date. So either doctors are administering
out-of-date shots or they are giving children adult vaccines which are
twice the potency. Either way, it's a very bad situation!

How did doctors make such stupid mistakes?

This begs the question - how is it possible that doctors can make
errors 70 percent of the time when reporting this vital information to
the government? Also, if they make such a large number of errors when
there is already increased scrutiny due to the risks of the flu vaccine
for this age group, how many other mistakes are occurring that we are
as yet unaware of?

A spokesperson from the WA Health Department said the Department had
sent immunization providers five reminders since February, by fax,
email and mail, telling them not to use Fluvax in the under-fives. In
addition, providers who ordered flu vaccines by fax or online were
automatically reminded that Fluvax is "NOT for use in children."
Despite this, an untold number continue to ignore the warning and
children's lives may be at risk as a result of their negligence.


Source:-
http://www.naturalnews.com/035636_flu_vaccine_banned_children.html