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I think you made some good points here Judy and worth thinking about. One other issue that I think needs debate is how we choose to adopt new vaccines in this country. There are some scientific considerations that seem to get swept under the carpet at times that we really must talk about. This particular vaccine is new and has not been tested for its long term safety and efficacy (ie 10 years and more). Also, we must recognise that all vaccines work only with a certain proportion of the population. Unfortunately, people often think that just because they have had the vaccine they are "safe." Unfortunately, 2 or 5 or 10% are not safe at all. What level of failure of vaccine are we prepared to accept?
Only recently we adopted the Meningococcal vaccine when infection rates were already on the decline , without long term safety or efficacy data and at tremendous cost, and have now found it has had only minimal effect. There are some important lessons to learn here.

John, one of the innovations that Medicines New Zealand will introduce is that the procurement of vaccines will now come under Pharmac, which in turn will mean the more rigorous clinical assessment that you imply is required.

I'm looking for a party worthy of my families vote and it is important issues like the areas of health & vaccinations that will help make the decision..

Do United Fsupport mandatory vaccinations?
so United F supports this $177 mill spend ?

UnitedFuture supports this vaccination programme for the reasons set out in the original blog. While our overwhelming preference would be for all young women in the target range to be vaccinated, we respect the right of parents to decline the opportunity for reasons of conscience.