{"id":136517,"date":"2016-02-28T19:03:01","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T09:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=136517"},"modified":"2020-10-21T18:48:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T08:48:38","slug":"inquiry-into-hendra-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/02\/28\/inquiry-into-hendra-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquiry Into Hendra Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_282098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-282098\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/hendra-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282098\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-282098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Equivac HeV &#8230; the Hendra virus vaccine for horses<\/figcaption><\/figure> <strong>February 28, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Parliament has agreed to hold an inquiry into the approval of the Hendra virus vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The follows reports of adverse effects, and decisions veterinarians are making in relation to attending unvaccinated horses.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry will be undertaken by the Agriculture and Environment Committee.<\/p>\n<p>According to Zoetis, manufacturers of the Hendra virus vaccine, since 2012, more than 415,000 doses have been administered to horses around Australia.<\/p>\n<p>A Biosecurity Queensland spokesman said the inquiry would consider evidence about the safety of the vaccine and its cost and effectiveness, as well as the risks of the Hendra virus to those who may come in contact with horses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Terms of Reference that will guide the Committee\u2019s inquiry include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The development, trials and approval processes of the Hendra virus vaccine; the incidence and impact of adverse reactions by horses following vaccination; and the reporting of adverse reactions and economic impacts of the vaccine;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Who bears the risks of Hendra virus infection and who incurs the costs and receives the benefits from each risk mitigation option;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Whether the procedures required for veterinarians attending horses that are not vaccinated against the Hendra virus are proportionate to the consequences; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Impacts on the equine industry and the economy arising from veterinarians applying a policy not to treat unvaccinated horses; and the impact of Workplace Health and Safety actions on the decision by veterinarians not to attend unvaccinated horses and results of previous Workplace Health and Safety HeV investigations where there have been human infections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Committee will invite public submissions and consult with stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>It will also seek evidence from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.<\/p>\n<p>A report will be due back to the Legislative Assembly by August 22, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/01\/mp-calls-for-crisis-meetings-about-hendra\/\">MP Calls For Crisis Meetings About Hendra<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/08\/opportunity-to-quiz-hendra-expert\/\">Opportunity To Quiz Hendra Expert<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/07\/horse-dies-from-hendra-2\/\">Horse Dies From Hendra<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/07\/third-case-of-hendra\/\">Third Case Of Hendra<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/06\/new-hendra-case-identified\/\">New Hendra Case Identified<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/03\/hendra-case-at-bundaberg\/\">Hendra Case At Bundaberg<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/07\/another-horse-dies-of-hendra\/\">Another Horse Dies Of Hendra<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/06\/horse-dies-from-hendra\/\">Horse Dies From Hendra<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/05\/horses-owners-urged-to-vaccinate\/\">Horse Owners Urged To Vaccinate<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/05\/lethal-bat-virus-found-in-horse\/\">Lethal Bat Virus Found In Horse<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/03\/update-on-hendra-vaccine\/\">Update On Hendra Vaccine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/02\/horse-dies-from-hendra-virus\/\">Horse Dies From Hendra Virus<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/01\/hendra-case-near-mackay\/\">Hendra Case Near Mackay<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/08\/scientists-probe-hendra-link-to-horses-resting-under-trees\/\">Scientists Probe Hendra Link To Horses Resting Under Trees<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Parliament has agreed to hold an inquiry into the approval of the Hendra virus vaccine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":282098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[1134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Inquiry Into Hendra Vaccine - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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