Question: a) The cause and effects of the diseases that australian children are currently vaccinated against
b) Reasons parents may not vaccinate their children against any of these diseases. Include examples of claims that are being made and comment on whether these claims are justified.
c) Find out the possible consequences to others if children are not vaccinated against these diseases.
d) Do you think that vaccination against these diseases should be compulsory? provide reasons for your opinion.
e) investigate and report on current research related tp one of these diseases.
f) provide examples of how the media has influenced or can influence opinions about whether children should be vaccinated. Are there any claims made in these examples that are not scientifically justified? If so, what are they?
g) What is the HPV vaccine? Find out more about it and how it may affect you.
h) Find out more about the history of vaccination and how varios vaccines have been trialed on humans.
i) How do you think vaccines should be trialled? justify your opinions.
j) If there is a pandemic but not enough vaccine for everybody, who should it be given to? Justify your response.
k) Find out more about the relationship between immunity and babies being breastfed.
l) Do you think that immunisation should be compulsory in Australia? Justify your response.
m) In 1952, the world health organizaton (WHO) set up a global influenze Surveillance nework. Find out more about the structure of this network and what it hopes to achieve.
n) In the early 1900s, diphtheria caused more deaths in Australia than any other infectious disease. Find out more about this disease and the effect of vaccination on it.
o) Use the internet to compare the Australian immunisation schedule with that of other countries.