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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
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- Why is there a review of the whooping cough vaccine program that allows
parents, grandparents and carers of infants under 12 months of age free access
to the vaccine?
- When will the results of the review be released?
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Answer -
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I am advised:
- NSW Health commenced a review of the whooping cough program for carers of
infants under 12 months of age for a number of reasons. These include the 2011
assessment by the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee that
adult whooping cough vaccines for new parents had uncertain clinical
effectiveness and highly uncertain cost effectiveness, and the declining
whooping cough epidemic in NSW.
Until more definitive evidence from its
research is available, NSw Health will refocus funding of the vaccine on new
mothers soon after the birth of the child.
- The results of the review were released on 22 June 2012.
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Question asked on 22 May 2012 (session 55-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 90
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Answer received on 26 June 2012
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 102
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