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.