Australian Veterinary Association’s Position Statement on Vaccinations. [© 2012 The Australian Veterinary Association Ltd (AVA) reprinted with permission of the Australian Veterinary Association] Vaccination protocols should be determined within a veterinarian–client–patient relationship, based on attributes such as duration of immunity of available vaccines and an individual animal’s requirements. Every animal should be immunised and each individual animal only as frequently as necessary. Current scientific consensus recommends that adult cats and dogs should be vaccinated with core vaccines triennially where applicable. Informed consent is important. Core vaccines should be administered to all animals to protect them against severe, life-threatening diseases that have a global distribution. Dogs: Canine distemper virus, canine adenovirus and canine parvovirus. Cats: Feline parvovirus, feline calicivirus and feline herpesvirus. The background to this position statement may be found at http://www.ava.com.au/policy/67vaccination-dogs-and-cats
Board Staff John Baguley is Registrar
Mary Lydamore is Deputy Registrar and Complaints Officer
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IMPORTANT: The information contained in this newsletter reflects the policies of the Veterinary Practitioners Board and the current NSW legislation. Any advice on specific issues not relating to Board policy should be obtained from either the AVA or appropriate government department or your own legal advisors.
Glenn Lynch is Hospital Inspector and Investigator
Clare Nathan is Administrative Support and IT Officer
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Des Lyttle is Registrations and Financial Officer
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