The prediction of an epidemic was farcical . The catch-up program was a more honest explanation and the campaign sought the vaccination of all children enrolled in Australian primary schools. The UK campaign caused thousands to fall ill and these cases are now the subject of legal proceedings. Documents in 150 cases have now been filed and it is anticipated that a substantive hearing will take place in the year 2001. Schools are rarely sufficiently equipped to be adequate venues for medical treatment.
Vaccination belongs in the properly set up surgeries of qualified medical practitioners.
Parents rights are still there, however, they should learn what those rights are and how to exercise them. They should also stand firm and not allow themselves to be coerced into vaccinating their children if they do not want to do so. The right to full compensation dies with that person, however, a claim could be initiated for compensation to relatives . The onus, however, would be on the initiating party to prove the causal link between the vaccination and the death. The autopsy may not reveal this link and it may well be that untrained pathologists could carry out this task.