Attention: Shanna Miller

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FOI Officer

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From: Shanna Miller <[FOI #5524 email]>
Sent: Friday, 19 July 2019 2:11 PM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Information regarding medical exemptions for immunisations [SEC=No Protective Marking]

Dear Department of Health,

I hereby request the following information for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Please note the word "children" refers to those up to the age of 5 years.

Information requested:

1. The total number of children currently listed as exempt from the entire National Immunisation Program.
2. The total number of children currently listed as exempt from part of the National Immunisation Program.
3. The total number of children currently listed as exempt from the entire National Immunisation Program due to natural immunity.
4. The total number of children currently listed as exempt from part of the National Immunisation Program due to natural immunity.
5. The total number of children currently listed as exempt from the entire National Immunisation Program due to religious beliefs.
6. The number of children currently listed as exempt from part of the National Immunisation Program due to religious beliefs.
7. The number of children currently listed as exempt from the entire National Immunisation Program due to a previous allergic reaction or adverse event following vaccination.
8. The number of children currently listed as exempt from part of the National Immunisation Program due to a previous allergic reaction or adverse event following vaccination.
9. The number of children currently listed as exempt from the entire National Immunisation Program due to being significantly immunocompromised.
10. The number of children currently listed as exempt from part of the National Immunisation Program due to being significantly immunocompromised.

Please separate these numbers into 2 groups; 1. those approved before the changes to the medical exemption criteria were implemented in 2016, and 2. those approved after these changes were made.

Yours faithfully,

Shanna Miller

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