The New South Wales Government has introduced new legislation that will forcibly exclude unvaccinated children from child care facilities.

State Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, introduced the legislation before parliament that will deny children enrolment in child care facilities if parents or guardians cannot prove that the child is vaccinated.

“Anyone who has seen a baby with whooping cough or a toddler with measles, as I have, or spoken to a parent who has lost a child knows the devastating consequences of failure to vaccinate,” Mrs Skinner said.

“Forget the scaremongering - there is nothing to fear from vaccination. The NSW Government is determined to protect our children.

“These changes send a very clear message to parents that their children will need to be vaccinated to attend a child care facility or they’ll need to get an approved exemption.”