I agree Megan. Many more useful ways to spend those tax dollars within health system too..or what about an "incentive payment" for breastfeeding! Much more benefiial in terms of economic and health outcomes. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Megan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 8:29 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Hep B for newborns, att Sandra
> Hi Sandra, > Make you own minds up about the payments, but my husband just commented on > how can you expect an unbiased opinion in this case. I always thought it > would be good if this payment was collected and given to a children's > charity. > > cheers > Megan. > > > > VISA's reply to US study, > > Probably - I'll have a dig - here's the reference from my handy little > 'Investigate Before You Vaccinate' booklet! - Linder N., et al, Unexplained > fever in neonates may be associated with Hepatitis B vaccine, Arch Dis Child > Fetal Neonatal Ed, Nov 1999;81:F206-207 - I'd have a copy somewhere...but > you could get it from Medscape. Thanks for the go-ahead - it is important > news! > Kathy S > > also a response from Dr Baratozy regarding incentive payments, etc. > > > > Hi Kathy. As fas as the Hep B goes, as far as I know, it's all or > nothing. You have to > > have all vaccines to be elegible for payment. Missing out just one makes > you > > "incomplete" therefore in-elegible. So therefore I believe you have to > > become a conscientious objector to just miss out on 1 vaccine and still > get > > your money. > > Doctors get their payment based on each individual vaccine given. In the > end > > they also get a vaccine bonus based on percent fully immunised in the > > practice. That is the PIP (Practice Incentive Programme)payment. > > I hope that answers your query. > > > > Peter > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sandra J. > Eales > Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2003 5:33 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Hep B for newborns, att Sandra > > > Megan > I am happy for them to reprint my email and thanks for the other info. > I would like to know of the US study you mentioned that had reported the > same experience. > Sandra > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
