Social Obligations & Immunization

Aliantha · 10-16-2007, 06:10 PM

My children had to be tested for TB because their father is Samoan, even though they had never been there. It's a program set up for infants of islander parentage involving a chest xray. It's got something to do with antibodies etc. In Australia, TB is virtually unheard of whereas it's a problem in the pacific islands and apparently, children of those parents can be born with it (or no antibodies or something). I don't know the full story because my kids were fine, but some kids are not. At the time I was a zombie and didn't have time to think about informing myself.

If you're really interested I'm sure you could find the answer to the question though.

10-16-2007, 06:10 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My children had to be tested for TB because their father is Samoan, even though they had never been there. It's a program set up for infants of islander parentage involving a chest xray. It's got something to do with antibodies etc. In Australia, TB is virtually unheard of whereas it's a problem in the pacific islands and apparently, children of those parents can be born with it (or no antibodies or something). I don't know the full story because my kids were fine, but some kids are not. At the time I was a zombie and didn't have time to think about informing myself. If you're really interested I'm sure you could find the answer to the question though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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