68MEVY

Hi guys, hope someone can help me....we're getting letter after letter after letter from the family assistance office saying that unless we get Libbys vaccinations up to date within 21 days they're going to stop our money resulting in us having to pay full kindergarten fees.

The vaccination in question is hepititis B, which isn't given in England but is over here.

Do I have to get this done or is there a way around it?

Also if I do give Libby the vaccination, I understand it's a course of 3 atleast 28 days apart...how the hell am I supposed to get all these done within 21 days!! don't they realise the timescale involved.

Can anyone advise please?

Bella Donna

You are not required to have this vaccine administered if you do not wish to. To continue receiving your benefits you need to lodge a conscientious objection with your Centrelink office. Your objection will be registered and there should be no further problem with your benefits. Vaccination in Australia is not mandatory, and you cannot be forced to vaccinate your child in order to continue to receive state benefits.

You can download a conscientious objection form from http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/...ction_form.pdf

HTH.

Sue

Rachel1978

Neither Henry or Bobby have had the Hep B. I haven't heard anything from centrelink about it and I have given Henry's red immunisation book in at his kinder for them to photocopy his records and have heard nothing. I do hope I don't get a letter now requesting he has the jabs. We promised him last year that there were to be no more after his MMR boosters, not to keen on the needles.

Good luck in sorting it out

68MEVY

Thanks guys, I'll have a look at that form in the morning.

Rachel, we promised Libby there was to be no more jabs after her mmr aswell. It took about a month for us to recieve the first letter so if you were going to hear anything I think you would've by now.

Marie

Rachel1978

Maybe rules differ in each state. Are you going to give her the injections?

68MEVY

Nope, she's not having it. No more needles for her until she's older. I'm gonna print the form off, see the doctor and send it in to centrelink.

Rachel1978

Don't blame you, I wouldn't want Henry to have any more jabs for a while, good luck with centrelink