Call on MOH to study vaccinated v unvaccinated children

This week is Immunisation Week, and WAVESnz has marked the occasion with a challenge to the Ministry of Health to undertake a study of the health of vaccinated versus unvaccinated children, and provide full disclosure on the rates of vaccine injury in New Zealand.

Spokesperson Tracy Livingston says "Jonathan Coleman claims vaccination benefits the masses, however we at WAVESnz see case after case of serious injury and reaction from vaccines, and feel a true cost-benefit analysis cannot be undertaken without including the cost of supporting families through these ongoing health problems resulting from vaccination. The Ministry of Health claim they save the country millions through prevention of disease, yet refuse to acknowledge or examine the cost of supporting these families who suffer ongoing health problems as a result of their compliance with the schedule."

In New Zealand, adverse events to medication are reported to CARM at Otago University, however few vaccine reactions are ever acknowledged and globally less than 10% are thought to ever be reported. In the past, ACC has paid out for a number of claims related to vaccines.

"To truly be able to stand by their claims of vaccination improving health, and the rhetoric they throw at parents who don't vaccinate about their children being a threat to others in the community and at risk of suffering serious ill-health, we need to see a vaccinated vs unvaccinated study undertaken properly to examine health outcomes in those groups. So far, such a study has never been done, despite there being large cohorts available to work with," Ms Livingston says.

"WAVESnz would like to invite any person who feels they - or their child - has suffered injury as a result of vaccination to get in touch with us. We are the only organisation in New Zealand currently who acknowledge such a phenomenon exists and are able to provide support and assistance to those in need as best we possibly can."

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