In the last few days, I have been accused by various ill-informed people that I am incorrect in saying that vaccine reactions are not generally reported. They insist that reaction reporting is mandatory in Australia (it’s not – several states, NSW among them, have rules to require reporting of vaccine reactions but there is no … Continue reading »
Posted in July 2010 …
A Grieving Family and Baseless Accusations
For some time now, both the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN) and myself, Meryl Dorey, have stood accused of harassing Toni and David McCaffery, parents of three children; the youngest of whom, Dana, died from whooping cough in March of 2009. Understanding the sensitivity of this issue and not wanting to increase the already unbearable pain … Continue reading »
Pertussis vaccine – should we vaccinate at a younger age?
I have just done an interview with ABC Victoria regarding Australia’s current high rate of pertussis (whooping cough) and what can be done about this. An AMA representative was interviewed about an hour earlier than me and they said that the vaccine should be given earlier – perhaps even from birth – though there is … Continue reading »
Confusing the poor parents
I had an interview yesterday with a journalist from one of the major Australian newspapers which will probably be published this weekend. We spoke for 1/2 an hour but I doubt that more than 1 or 2 sentences – if that much – of what I said will appear. The interview was interesting for several … Continue reading »
Violence or the Threat of Violence against those who believe in choice
For many months now, I have been receiving phone calls and emails threatening violence against myself personally due to my stance on informed vaccination choice. In the previous 17 years since starting the AVN, this had never happened. It is only since the emergence of publicity associated with the HCCC complaint and the rise of … Continue reading »
2UE, Steve Liebmann and that stranger, the truth
Yesterday, Steve Liebmann from Radio Station 2UE, interviewed Ken McLeod from Stop the Australian Vaccination Network (SAVN), the organisation that originally filed a complaint against the AVN with the HCCC and is now lobbying the government to close the Australian Vaccination Network down. This interview which you can hear by clicking here (some of our … Continue reading »
AVN Response to Sydney Morning Herald Article – 27/7/10
I guess I should not be surprised when the media gets something wrong. It’s just that when they get SO MANY things wrong in one article, it’s difficult not to read that as anything but intentional bias and deliberate misstatements. Below is a critique of the article that appeared in today’s Sydney Morning Herald, written … Continue reading »
AVN Members write to the HCCC
Several of our members have been inspired to write to the HCCC regarding their warning about information provided by the AVN. I am putting their letters here so those of you who feel moved to write in support of the AVN’s work can also write to express your feelings. Please send your letters to: Kimber … Continue reading »
AVN Vigorously Opposes HCCC Notice
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 26/07/2010 – For Immediate Release: Consumer advocacy and vaccine safety watchdog group, the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN), has just been informed by a media outlet that the HCCC has posted a notice on its website warning about the information provided by the AVN to health consumers via the website www.avn.org.au. Our legal advisors had previously … Continue reading »
The skeptics get it wrong – again
The skeptics are spreading a rumour that the AVN has breached its own privacy policy by allowing a third party (the International Medical Council on Vaccination – IMCV) to use our database in order to email their press release of support for the AVN to our members. Once again, they have gotten things all wrong … Continue reading »
