This morning, "Littlies" sent out the following IMAC propaganda email below, to all the people who sign up for Littlies monthly emails and promotional stuff for kids (Highlighting and comments mine). It would seem that like parliament, Littlies has utterly failed to understand the principle and rights of parents to have informed choice.
Dear Whatchermacallit,
As parents, we go the
extra mile to protect
our children, right?
Getting your child
immunised on time is
something you can do to
help protect them from
diseases that can make
them extremely sick.
When you immunise your
child, youre also
helping to protect your
family, friends, whanau
and community
(Hilary - all those multi-vaccinated people who shouldn't get sick anyway???)
because
the more people who are
immune, the lower the
chance of a disease
outbreak. Right now
about 16 out of 20 of
our under-two-year-olds
are fully immunised
(Hilary, and of course, shouldn't get sick at all, should they?)
which is not enough to
prevent epidemics but if
we can get to 19 out of
20, our communities will
be protected.
Just because we havent
experienced the kind of
epidemics our
grandparents lived
through, doesnt mean
these diseases
(Hilary - so how about explaining why there have been none of these epidemics "for two generations"? Vaccination?)
have disappeared. Over the
past two years more than
300 New Zealand children
and adults caught
measles and almost 2500
caught whooping cough,
in outbreaks from
Canterbury to Northland.
(Hilary - and most of those children with whooping cough, were fully and appropriately vaccinated. Nice sin of omission, eh IMAC?)
Some were so sick they
had to be hospitalised.
(Hilary - because the medical profession makes no attempt to teach people how to look after sick children, and when it comes to whooping cough, the medical profession itself, hasn't a clue.)
Immunisation works best
when your child gets the
recommended vaccines on
time because the
youngest ones are often
the most vulnerable.
(Hilary - Amazing sweeping generalisation - and... EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL. No mention whatsoever that a fully breastfed baby can't possibly get haemophilus, pneumococcus and has a greatly reduced likelihood of getting measles. And that's all in the medical literature.)
Many parents have
questions about how
their child will cope
with being immunised.
There are things you can
do to make it easier for
them and for you. Your
family doctor or health
professional can explain
how our free
immunisation programme
works and answer any
questions you have.
If your child is behind
with their immunisations
or youre having trouble
getting to an
appointment, talk to
your family doctor or
health professional.
They may be able to
help.
Maybe youve put it off
because youre concerned
that your child is
unwell most children can
be immunised even if
they have a mild illness
like a cough or cold but
its best to check with
your health professional
first.
Visit
find out more about
immunisation, vaccine
safety and
effectiveness, the risks
and benefits, and common
reactions following
immunisation. You can
also check out some
real-life stories from
parents who made the
decision to immunise
their child.
If you want to talk to
someone, you can also
call the Immunisation
Advisory Centres
toll-free helpline 0800
IMMUNE (0800 466863).
For more info, visit
immunise.govt.nz or call
the Helpline 0800 IMMUNE
(0800 466863).
