Parents and carers in the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) are encouraged to download the improved, free Save the Date to Vaccinate app to ensure their children receive vaccinations on time. The app is a part of NSW Healths annual campaign to remind parents and carers to get their children immunised from serious vaccine preventable diseases. Health Protection Manager Priscilla Stanley said on-time vaccinations are the most effective way to protect children form serious diseases, and that the app assists parents and carers in managing a personalised immunisation schedule for their children. ALSO MAKING NEWS: – Palais Theatre: funding the next major hurdle for icon's future – Nyngan community carols back again this year – Orana Mid-Western Police appeal for information after a string of fuel thefts “Babies, particularly in their first six months, are susceptible to dangerous diseases,” Ms Stanley said. “For their best defence, vaccination needs to happen on-time, in line with the NSW immunisation schedule.” “Delaying vaccination when your little one is feeling off colour is a normal response. But the truth is, even if they have a runny nose or slight cold, they can still receive their shot.” “Delaying vaccination for even a few weeks can put a child at risk of getting a life threatening disease,” she said. With a spike in whooping cough (pertussis) being experienced across NSW, Ms Stanley said it was a timely reminder to urge parents and carers to download the app. NSW Health recently issued a community alert after recording almost 800 people in NSW were diagnosed with whooping cough, the highest number since October 2016. Protecting children from potentially deadly diseases is a key priority for the NSW Government, which has invested approximately $120 million in the 2018-19 Immunisation Program budget, including Commonwealth and state vaccines. Download the free Save The Date To Vaccinate app at www.immunisation.health.nsw.gov.au .
New App to help on-time vaccinations for kids
Parents and carers in the Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) are encouraged to download the improved, free Save the Date to Vaccinate app to ensure their children receive vaccinations on time.
The app is a part of NSW Healths annual campaign to remind parents and carers to get their children immunised from serious vaccine preventable diseases.
Health Protection Manager Priscilla Stanley said on-time vaccinations are the most effective way to protect children form serious diseases, and that the app assists parents and carers in managing a personalised immunisation schedule for their children.
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“Babies, particularly in their first six months, are susceptible to dangerous diseases,” Ms Stanley said.
“For their best defence, vaccination needs to happen on-time, in line with the NSW immunisation schedule.”
“Delaying vaccination when your little one is feeling off colour is a normal response. But the truth is, even if they have a runny nose or slight cold, they can still receive their shot.”
“Delaying vaccination for even a few weeks can put a child at risk of getting a life threatening disease,” she said.
With a spike in whooping cough (pertussis) being experienced across NSW, Ms Stanley said it was a timely reminder to urge parents and carers to download the app.
NSW Health recently issued a community alert after recording almost 800 people in NSW were diagnosed with whooping cough, the highest number since October 2016.
Protecting children from potentially deadly diseases is a key priority for the NSW Government, which has invested approximately $120 million in the 2018-19 Immunisation Program budget, including Commonwealth and state vaccines.
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