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Babies sought for meningitis jab test Vaccine saves baby tears Vatican warns on vaccines grown from

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GENERAL Babies sought for meningitis jab test PETA RULE 179 words 11 June 2005 The West Australian TWAU METRO 58 English (c) 2005, West Australian Newspapers Limited Babies aged between six and 12 weeks are needed to take part in a new combined vaccine program to protect against three causes of the potentially deadly bacterial meningitis. The vaccination will protect against meningococcal, pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) germs in a single shot. But the trial has angered lobby group the Australian Vaccination Network, which claims that meningitis vaccinations are ineffective and can cause adverse reactions. The study, by the Vaccine Trials Group at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, is on the effectiveness of the vaccine when combined with a baby's routine vaccinations. Study leader Peter Richmond hopes to have 200 Perth babies in the trial. The combined vaccine could reduce the number of injections needed by babies in the first six months of life. AVN president Meryl Dorey said she believed the vaccinations were risky when administered one at a time and more so when administered in one shot. For more information on the trial, or to take part, call 9340 8542. Document TWAU000020050613e16b0001x

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Local Vaccine saves baby tears By health writer CLARE MASTERS MATP 189 words 23 January 2005 Sunday Telegraph SUNTEL 1 - State 28 English Copyright 2005 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved HEALTH authorities have requested funding to give babies a six-in-one vaccination to avoid children receiving as many as nine separate injections in their first six months. Health experts and doctors' groups have warned that parents could become scared about immunising their children because the number of injections has spiralled in recent years. With pneumococcal vaccination now added to the cocktail of childhood injections, babies are given three needles at two, four and six months of age. The new combination vaccine protects against six of the seven diseases. It costs $130 and has been recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council, but the Federal Government has not decided whether to fund it. But Australian Vaccination Network president Meryl Dorey said combination vaccines had not been researched properly and parents were unable to weigh up the risks. Mother of one Melissa Brown bought the combination vaccine for son Ethan last week. "He did cry, but at least it's three injections less than he would have," Ms Brown said. [STE_T-20050123-1-028-519341 ] Photo Document SUNTEL0020050122e11n00019

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Vatican warns on vaccines grown from foetal cell lines MICHELLE PAINE 241 words 22 August 2005 Hobart Mercury MRCURY 16 English Copyright 2005 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved A VATICAN warning about vaccines derived from human foetal remains has met with a cautious response from Australian Catholic authorities. The Pontifical Academy has urged people to use alternative vaccines if available or put pressure on governments and health systems for alternatives. Its statement refers to the production of vaccines grown in human cell lines originally prepared from two foetuses who died more than 30 years ago in surgical abortions. Brigid Vout, executive officer of the Life Office, part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, said not to use some vaccines could endanger the broader community. "It is right to abstain from using these vaccines if it can be done without causing children, and indirectly the population as a whole, to undergo significant risks to their health," Dr Vout said. "Morally problematic vaccines may, however, be used on a temporary basis if not using them would expose others to considerable danger to their health. This is particularly true in the case of vaccination against German measles." The Australian Vaccination Network, which has concerns about vaccination, called on the Government to state which vaccines that may be added to the scheduled list used foetal cell lines. Rubella, combined MMR, chickenpox and hepatitis A vaccines are taken from these cell lines. Alternatives exist that use other human tissues or animals, but some are unavailable in Australia. [MER_T-20050822-1-006-000813 ] Document MRCURY0020050821e18m0000h

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