Meningococcal sg C disease
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Yes: notifiable disease for many years – good detailed and longitudinal evidence
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High political risk;
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Low
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Public frightened- recent high level of awareness amongst public, news coverage biased ++ to worst cases [26]
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Much public support for gvt Vaccine provider contracts
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Pneumococcal disease
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Some: notifiable since 2000 so some local evidence, more from published materials from overseas
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Med-low: public not highly aware of significance in children
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High
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Public not anxious; news highlights occasionally but less general awareness (See * below)
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Some public support for gvt Vaccine provider contracts
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Varicella
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Little – not notifiable
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Low – viewed by many people as an insignificant and mild disease of childhood
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Med
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Very little; whilst parents know this to be an unpleasant disease there is a general lack of awareness of complications, and vaccine not considered a high priority [27]
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Vaccine provider contracts
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