Australia to penalise parents of unvaccinated children

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Originally Posted by BBC The Australian government has announced that it intends to stop welfare payments to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. The "no jab, no pay" policy may cost parents more than A$11,000 a year per child in lost benefit payments. Families with children not immunised have been able to receive childcare cash if they have a philosophical or religious objection to vaccines. PM Tony Abbott said that the rules would soon be substantially tightened. He said that there would only be a small number of religious and medical exceptions to the new rules - supported by the Labor opposition and due to come into effect in early 2016.

This should stir things up. And maybe save a few lives.



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