Kelsey,+Jen,+Madi,+Bhavani+-+Immunisation


 * Should all people be forced to have vaccinations/immunizations?**  Created By Kels, Jen, Madi and Bhavani.



A vaccination is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. Vaccinations are an artificial way to stimulate your immune system and to know how to fight it. You are injected with a microscopic amount of the weakened or dead disease that the body then acknowledges as a bad disease and creates an antibody.
 * What are immunizations/vaccinations? **

Anyone can get immunized if they are at a suitable age and if they want to, but some people may be allergic and have a reaction, whereas others just might be against the idea of immunizations.
 * Who can get immunized/vaccinated? **

People get vaccinated/immunized at different ages depending on what type of immunization it is they are getting. They could be a young baby or an adult, but there are ages for all immunizations.
 * When can people get immunized/vaccinations? **

== [|Diphtheria] - Doses of vaccine are given at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with booster doses at 4 years and 15-17 years. == ==[|//Haemophilus influenza//] [| type B (HIB)] - Doses of vaccine are given at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with a booster dose at 12 months. Some preterm babies may require an extra dose of HIB vaccine to ensure that they have adequate protection against HIB disease. ==
 * [|Hepatitis A] - Two doses of vaccine are given six months apart between 12 and 24 months of age. **
 * [|Hepatitis B] - The first dose is given at birth, followed by another 3 doses at 2, 4 and 6 or 12 months of age. **
 * Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - all females through school programs at age 12-13 years. **
 * [|Influenza (Flu)] - any age but. It is recommended that they people are annually vaccinated as the disease is always changing.**
 * [|Measles] - Doses are given at 12 months and 4 years of age. **
 * [|Meningococcal Disease] - all children turning 12 months of age are eligible to receive free meningococcal C vaccine. Although all age groups, including babies and young children can also be vaccinated. **
 * [|Mumps] - Doses of vaccine are given at 12 months and 4 years of age. **
 * [|Pertussis (Whooping Cough)] - is available to newborn babies. It is also available free to partners of pregnant women. **
 * [|Pneumococcal Disease] - is provided to children at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. A fourth dose may also be provided to medically at risk children at 12 months of age. **
 * [|Poliomyelitis (Polio)] - Doses of vaccine are given at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with a booster dose at 4 years. **
 * [|Rotavirus] - Doses of vaccine are given at 2 and 4 months of age, or 2, 4 and 6 months of age, depending on the vaccine used. There are strict age limits for the use of rotavirus vaccines. **
 * [|Rubella (German Measles)] - Doses of vaccine are given at 12 months and 4 years of age. **
 * [|Tetanus (Lockjaw)] - Doses of vaccine are given at 2, 4 and 6 months of age, with booster doses at 4 years and 15-17 years. **
 * [|Varicella (Chickenpox)] - the government provides free varicella vaccine for all children at 18 months of age and a catch-up program for children aged 10-13 years who have not received varicella vaccine or who have not had the disease**

Hospital and Private doctors are able to immunize people, along with certain schools that bring in a specially trained nurse that can vaccinate/immunize the students at school with parent permission.
 * Where can people get immunized/vaccinated? **

People get vaccinated/immunized because it helps prevent certain diseases and some people believe that it makes you live longer.
 * Why do people get vaccinated/immunized? **

People can get vaccinated/immunized with needles by having the disease injected into the human body.
 * How do people get vaccinated/immunized? **


 * Pros || Cons ||
 * * There is a higher chance of preventing certain diseases
 * It will improve the health of our community
 * The side-effects after getting an immunization are usually better than getting the disease itself
 * If everyone gets immunised the disease will eventually die out
 * People talk about the one odd person that has a reaction not the hundreds of people that benifit from it
 * If the immunization does not build up the antibodies to fight off the disease usually the symptoms of the disease is not as bad as if you hadn't been immunized at all
 * immunizations are economically good for the community because approximately for every $1 spent on immunizations we save $6.30 on medical costs || * Instead of improving health of the community, it could actually make it worse.
 * Some people don't want to be injected with diseases.
 * Vaccinations are not always life long gurantee
 * Figures (what's in them) of vaccinations are artificially high.
 * Some people have phobias of needles
 * People should have a choice (human rights)
 * There is still a slight chance of getting the diesease after being immunised
 * Vaccinations can cause ear infections, allergies and asthma
 * Sometimes people are not able to fight the disease meaning their immune system won't build up and they will get the disease. ||