Vatican position on vaccines derived from the descendent cells of fetal material
Despite very clear facts on the issue of fetal material used in the production of some vaccines, there is ample misinformation in circulation. The anti-vaccine lobby aim to benefit from any confusion...
View ArticleFake news and the spreading of measles
“Fake news” isn’t my favourite term for the disinformation spread by antivaccinationists. However it conveys a meaning that is usefully accurate when it comes to labelling deception spread with the aim...
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International Overdose Awareness Day – August 31st
Time To Remember Time To Act Twitter Facebook August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day. Access the IOAD link above to find an activity, get resources...
View ArticleScott Morrison and Greta Thunberg’s climate action speech
One week ago today Greta Thunburg spoke to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit. The video and full text are below. Australian P.M. Scott Morrison, was re-elected as Prime Minister on May 18th...
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Measles in Samoa: Thank the anti-vaccination lobby
The manner in which members of the anti-vaccination lobby have leapt upon the measles tragedy in Samoa identifies their awful, predatory cult quite well. To completely understand why anti-vaccine...
View ArticleNo reason to not vaccinate but anti-vaxxers continue to resist sound health...
On April 17th last year Paul Offit was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour of CNN on the fact that there is “no legitimate reason” for not vaccinating. This video very recently accompanied a February...
View ArticleIn 2015 Bill Gates advised on the need to prepare for a global pandemic
In 2015 Bill Gates gave a TED Talk on the importance of preparedness for a global pandemic caused by “a highly infectious virus”. An Ebola epidemic that began in December 2013, and continued until...
View ArticleGovernment cuts to ABC harm quality journalism
Sky News Australia, owned by News Corp, has a well earned reputation for denying the evidence of climate change and the need for reducing carbon emissions, which host Chris Kenny recently referred to...
View ArticleChris Kenny attacks Paul Barry, Media Watch and the ABC
Last month Chris Kenny used his programme The Kenny Report on Sky News to launch a knee jerk attack against Media Watch and particularly its host Paul Barry. It would seem that the facts about...
View ArticleCall to action on anti-vaccination bus tour
© Australian Skeptics Inc. By Tim Mendham July 19th 2020 Australian Skeptics has issued a warning and call to action to Australian media, medical professionals, and local councils regarding the current...
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True colours: Australian Vaccination-risks Network ponder the rights of others
A Current Affair recently reported on the Australian Vaccination-risks Network after they used the cover of late night to sneak their Vaxxed bus into the BIG4 Caloundra Holiday Park. This bus is used...
View ArticleCoronavirus pandemic prompts increased transparency of drug companies
The unprecedented nature of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic has begun to influence the transparency of drug company trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines. On September 17th The New York Times...
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“The Hill We Die On”: Vaxxed bus takes a predictable turn
When the police were in Ballina and they were telling us we had to move… I called Aneeta who’s the president of the AVN and I explained to her what the situation was… and she said ‘this is the hill we...
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Vaxxed III: the aim of the Vaxxed II bus tour
Paragraph 1 The making of Vaxxed Vaxxed history in Australia The use of Vaxxed busses The Australian Vaxxed II bus Financial backing of the Vaxxed movement Possible script items for Vaxxed III...
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AstraZeneca problems don’t confirm anti-vax theories
Last week AstraZeneca announced demonstrated varying efficacy in two different dosing regimens of its candidate COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCOV-19). In a November 23rd press release [PDF] the...
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Losers, loss and denying evidence in 2020
Losers. 2020 has seen a lot of them. Whether genuine loss, disadvantage through the actions of others or continuing a failing streak, this year has served up a global platter. The COVID-19 pandemic...
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The Nuremberg Code and COVID-19 vaccines
Following the development and subsequent global rollout of successful COVID-19 vaccines one particular anti-vaccine trope has been delivered with increasing gusto. Namely that the administration of...
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Moda Kitchen and Bar shelter Monica Smit’s bizarre conspiracy group
In a unique social media twist senior members of COVID conspiracy group, Reignite Democracy Australia ‘dobbed in’ the restaurant that hosted them for an illegal dinner. What happened? It just so...
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Latest AVN legal fundraiser to scoop up orphan donors
At the end of June this year I posted on a dubious-looking legal fundraising campaign announced by the Australian Vaccination-risks Network. They were, apparently, proposing private action against...
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Dr. Albert Stuart Reece again restricted by medical authorities
The Medical Board of Australia has placed fifteen limitations on the practice of Dr. Stuart Reece of Highgate Hill QLD. The conditions, enforced on 21 December 2022, have resulted in the temporary...
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