Making informed decisions means being able to find and understand relevant information, be given the opportunity to discuss it, and make the decision that is right for you and your family. It is best if you can make these decisions before your child is due their immunisations, so that should you decide to go ahead, they can benefit from the best possible protection the vaccines can provide.
Being informed about the benefits and risks of immunisation will mean you fully understand what advantages immunisation provides your family, as well as understanding the risks associated with any given vaccine or disease. The right to make an informed choice and give your informed consent when using a health service is guaranteed under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumer Rights.
The health professional who will be offering immunisation for your child or you is obliged to provide you with accurate, objective, relevant and understandable information to help make an informed choice.
Internet based resources
Obviously, the internet has a vast amount of good information on various topics, but also contains websites of dubious quality. While many quality web sites offer science-based information about vaccine safety, other sites provide unbalanced and misleading information. The challenge is knowing what to believe. To assist readers in identifying web sites providing information on vaccine safety that comply with good information practices, the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety has recommended a list of criteria that sites providing information on vaccine safety should adhere to.
Being informed about the benefits and risks of immunisation will mean you fully understand what advantages immunisation provides your family, as well as understanding the risks associated with any given vaccine or disease. The right to make an informed choice and give your informed consent when using a health service is guaranteed under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumer Rights.
The health professional who will be offering immunisation for your child or you is obliged to provide you with accurate, objective, relevant and understandable information to help make an informed choice.
Internet based resources
Obviously, the internet has a vast amount of good information on various topics, but also contains websites of dubious quality. While many quality web sites offer science-based information about vaccine safety, other sites provide unbalanced and misleading information. The challenge is knowing what to believe. To assist readers in identifying web sites providing information on vaccine safety that comply with good information practices, the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety has recommended a list of criteria that sites providing information on vaccine safety should adhere to.
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