Category Archives: health

Stop the AVN

Tomorrow (and possibly Friday) there is an appeal hearing before the New South Wales Administrative Decisions Tribunal to decide on whether the Australian Vaccination Network’s name is misleading. To illustrate their stance, I note their book on vaccination, recently released for … Continue reading

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Angry

Warning: some pretty grotesque pictures ahead, as well as some really disturbing and sad stories.

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Answering Human Papillomavirus vaccine concerns; A matter of science and time

In this paper by Dave Hawkes, Candice Lea, and myself, we addressed some common questions about the HPV vaccine and its use in preventing cancer: Q1: How do we know the HPV vaccine will prevent cancer? A1: The first HPV … Continue reading

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Vox FM: Voice of the anti-vaxxers, not the voice of the Illawarra

I wrote the following on the Vox FM Facebook page: Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not all opinions are equally valid, and I’m surprised to hear you ran the misleading and dangerous views of Meryl Dorey. Perhaps you should consider … Continue reading

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