Lateline - Anti-vaccination group accused of harassing parents

[BillKiernan]

"i would be sorry if she felt hurt" classic non-apology. "i'm sorry for what i said/did" is an apology. "i'm sorry what i said/did hurt you" is not an apology.

[voltairefamily]

Where are the discussions of parents watching their children die from vaccine reactions?

There are none since parents are not told that the vaccine caused their death. The death is blamed on the parents typically since ALL SIDS cases are treated as homocides with the parents being the primary persons of interest.

Vaccines simply never cause these problems.

[zooevicutu]

There is so much hate here...

Everyone has their own views. My own /personal/ choice is to not vaccinate. I had whooping cough & chicken pox as a child, and recovered within 4 days, and even today I have a very strong immune system and only fall ill about once a year for a few days.

However, if what you believe to be best for your body is to vaccinate, then by all means, get your vaccines. Respect people in their own choices to do to their bodies what they wish.

Stop the vicious comments.

[MrLazz733t]

These AVN kooks are dangerous. Surely they are breaking the law because their lies are putting so many in danger.

[frededison]

"The New South Wales Health Care Complaint Commission has compiled a damning report after examining Australia's most prominent _anti-vaccination_ group, the Australian (Anti)Vaccination Network." Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. These dangerous deceivers who willingly and wrongfully endanger public health must be exposed and rooted out.

For Dana.

[tsumabiken]

I just threw up a little. Meryl Dorey really is a loathsome individual. >_<

[eatmeimjared]

Meryl Dorey. Liar and Fraud. Caught out. I believe she may be a compulsive liar. Which is common with conspiracy theorists. Compulsive liar and conspiracy theorist. If only there was a Homeopathic solution to cure that condition.. I think they call it steel-bat-to-head 30c

[pages2]

Very good report, thanks.

[InnerSmile72]

Disgusting and vile, they should have their website ridiculed all over the internet... oh wait! Fuck you, conspiracy nut anti-science fuck face!

[LunchAnderson]

The anti-vaxxers are a bunch of dumb cunts.

[imroy264]

Notice the conspiracy-talk. Anti-vaxxers see a massive conspiracy between big-pharma and world governments to make lots of money. In reality, vaccines are much cheaper than hospital care and governments are simply following good advice to protect people against preventable diseases. And the rest of us? We're just intelligent people who can see through their fear-mongering bullshit.

[Nerusai]

Is it even legal to call their bogus 'information'...

I feel sick to my stomach by seeing someone actually trying to justify their anti-vaccination campaign, while thousands of clinical studies say otherwise.

"Just trying to balance". I just don't understand how they can get this way. Do they want to kill children? What is wrong with them?

[Nerusai]

@Nerusai

What's next? Reintroducing smallpox to the world, because it's part of nature and balance...

[zakiechan]

Anti vaxers are some of the biggest scumbags on the planet. Their willful ignorance is only matched by creationists... but at least creationist stupidity doesn't kill people.

[DevonHartigan]

"Provide information that balances...". I hate this argument, which is identical to the creationists "teach both sides - teach the controversy" bullshit. There is nothing to balance. There is only the truth, and then the antivaxers evil distortion of the truth. And when they say that they are not antivaccination, you know they are either lying to you or themselves.

The antivaccination movement has become a cult of overcaring mothers, that end up hurting thousands of children in their delusion.

[MetroidStar890]

Dear Australia:

We are so sorry that this woman escaped from one of our many fine mental institutions, and has escaped the US to harm children in your country. We will endeavor to prevent such escapes in the future.

Love, America.

[sasugakirin]

It's pretty telling that Dorey denied making that hateful post, up until the second she thought she had a way to spin it in her favor. What a scumbag.

[thor25]

I hope Meryl Dorey is alive to see the numbers of dead children rise thanks to parents listening to her lunatic lies. Its amazing how far this nonsense against vaccinations has gone, its time to stop these people and let the science speak for itself, not celebrities and crackpots.

[debrmck]

@thor25 The problem is that all babies are at risk. Parents that would vaccinate their children have to wait a year before a child can get the pertussis vaccine. At my hospital we are trying vaccinate every new mom and advocate for every adult in the family to get a tdap booster it is the best protection for a newborn to one year old.

[scatteredmunky]

@debrmck get stuffed...vaccionation is part of the new world order...god provided us with all the necessary vitamins and minerals to fight and combat disease...why isnt there a vaccine for the plague?? i dont take antibiotics or flu shots and i never get sick...but my friends who take the flu shot are always sick..why is that?? this world has gone absolutly mad...no wonder we are on the verge of an economic tsunami....we have accpeted the nazi propaganda as truth

[TheModestAgnostic]

The AVN are dangerous criminals who actively contribute to the death of children. Deranged or evil? Possibly both.

[islamis4cowards]

The HCCC should have put a gag order in place to stop the intentional , and dangerous spread of misinformation by the AVN .