Schools and immunisation programmes (mass medication)

I have become more and more positive in my thinking behind not wanting to send Asha to these brick and mortar buildings which are often derift of senses, or love / compassion but todays article on the bbc news web site really made me want to scream!

If the schools medical officers are going to encourage our kids to do things we have allready said NO to, then surely its gone too far!. Where have parental rights gone, and how dare some DR belive he knows what is right for anyone elses kids.. My god, I doubt they even truly know what is right for there own!

Regarding the new Cervical Cancer Jab.

They wrote: “Decisions need to be made about whether girls should have access to the vaccine through primary care if their parents have refused consent.”

Ms Brabin said this was a “difficult issue” for those providing the vaccine, as giving the jab within schools, and against the wishes of parents, would be problematic for school nurses.

“We should be looking for other ways to increase uptake without doing this if possible,” she said.

A spokesman for the Health Protection Agency, which will be responsible for monitoring the success of the vaccination campaign, said: “This level of coverage is broadly positive for a new vaccine, particularly one that protects against an infection very few people are actually aware of.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7365613.stm

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