Australia-More than 140,000 families cut off from childcare payments for not vaccinating their kids

[OnlinePoker]

More than 140,000 families have been cut off from receiving childcare benefits for failing to vaccinate their children.

The first figures from the Federal Government’s “No jab, no pay” policy show parents in Adelaide city and the Gold Coast Hinterland were most likely to not vaccinate their children.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt told TODAY this morning the controversial policy had seen a lift of 200,000 more children being vaccinated.

http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/02/18/14/17/more-than-140-000-families-cut-off-from-childcare-payments-under-no-jab-no-pay?app=applenews

[msanthrope]

1. Good. Don't reward stupid. nt

[Arkansas Granny]

2. My son and his family live in a fairly liberal area in our deep red state.

They have been receiving emails lately from the school system about mumps outbreaks in the various schools in their district. If mumps are reported in a school, all unvaccinated students have to stay home for 30 days or until they provide proof of vaccination.

I don’t remember the figures he used, but I was surprised by the number of children who had been left vulnerable to this disease.

[OnlinePoker]

3. It's not just kids.

Due to my severe egg allergy, I'm unable to take several key vaccines, including MMR and yellow fever. It effected my military career as I was unable to deploy to certain areas where these diseases were prevalent and, had I not chosen to take my release, I would likely have been medically released as unable to fulfill all of my duties.

[tblue37]

4. My ex caught mumps as an adult. One long-lasting consequence (and not uncommon in adult males)

was that one of his testicles shriveled up. Maybe they should let any unvaccinated fathers know that could happen if they catch mumps.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. And the fact that there are people who cannot be vaccinated makes it

all the more important that others are.

[Archae]

5. Robert DeNiro and Robert Kennedy Jr are offering $100,000...

To anyone who can prove that vaccines are safe.

Considering they are also associated with the quack Andrew Wakefield, I have no doubt the conditions they set will make it nearly impossible to collect.

[SwissTony]

7. Here's Orac's take on the challenge...

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2017/02/16/robert-f-kennedy-jr-and-robert-de-niro-issue-a-100000-vaccine-challenge-its-every-bit-as-much-as-scam-as-jock-doubledays-vaccine-challenge/