Your stories
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0:4545 second animation explaining that getting your bub vaccinated is free and helps keep them, and everyone safe from diseases.
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0:30Vaccines strengthen your child’s immune system. They work by making your child’s body produce an immune response, by creating antibodies whose job it is to fight disease.
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0:30It’s important to vaccinate your child on time. If you’re a few weeks late this puts your child and others at risk of disease.
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0:30All vaccines in Australia meet the highest possible safety standards, and are thoroughly researched and tested before they can be used.
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6:12Renay’s son Jesse passed away following complications due to chickenpox at 9 years of age.
Chickenpox is a serious disease because it can cause a number of complications, including skin rash, pneumonia, blood poisoning due to a secondary infection with bacteria and sometimes death.