From August 6th Edition of the Australian Newspaper:
Australian parents urged to get the real facts on vaccination
Businessman, aviator, and explorer, Dick Smith, has funded an Australian Skeptics’ advertisement to urge parents to access factual information on vaccination, in the wake of the country’s largest Whooping Cough epidemic.
The advertisement warns people to avoid advice from groups such as the Australian Vaccination Network (AVN), which state that they are ‘pro-choice’ but are opposed to vaccination and spread misinformation about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.
“Dick Smith Foods has funded this advertisement in the public interest, to ensure parents access unbiased, accurate advice from reputable medical sources. The Australian Vaccination Network is no such source,” said Mr Smith.
The advertisement – placed in the Thursday, August 6 edition of The Australian newspaper – warns parents that the AVN is spreading false claims including that vaccines contain toxic quantities of mercury, aluminium, and formaldehyde; that vaccines cause conditions such as autism, and that the AVN is providing incorrect information about the risks of childhood illnesses.
Following the tragic death of three babies to Whooping Cough, Australian Skeptics has established an information page with information on the myths and realities of vaccines and links to reputable sources.
The parents of four-week-old Dana McCaffery, who died from Whooping Cough in March, have welcomed the Skeptics’ actions.
“We implore parents to access reputable sources for information about vaccination. We thank the Australian Skeptics for presenting this information, which informs parents about the risks of preventable illnesses, addresses fears of vaccines with proven evidence, and debunks common myths. It is vital all Australian governments act now and implement comprehensive education campaigns to fully inform parents about the importance of vaccination,”said Toni and David McCaffery.
Eran Segev, president of Australian Skeptics Inc, said: “Australian Skeptics believes strongly that the public should have access to full and factual information so that they can form their opinions and choices in life, not half-truths, mistruths and fantasies.”
The Australian Skeptics has several thousand members across Australia, and investigates paranormal and pseudo-scientific claims from a responsible scientific viewpoint.
Further information: Australian Skeptics
Media contact: Tim Mendham, 0432 713 195
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Hells yeah.
False information, Young Australian Skeptics don't have children of their own, claiming that Degree's are better than real life experiences with your own children????
Actually one of the Young Australian Skeptics is a young mother. The Australian Skeptics boast a broad range of people, the NSW president is a father of two young kids if I am not mistaken.
While parents experience is valuable, most parents are not trained to conduct double blind trials on vaccines. Educate yourself Daiden, which means doing some research into critical thinking and not blindly following AVN press releases.
We don't know what is any many of these vaccines that our schools and governments force our children to take. Often, it is the threat of a major outbreak that scares parents into allowing their children to be stuck! The one thing that I always do, and encourage others to do, is research, research, research. There is certainly enough controversy regarding unsafe vaccines to motivate the demand for green vaccines. Also, we still don't know how strong many of our children's immune systems are and there is a possibility that some of these vaccines or a combination of them could be causing autism.
Rather than specifically folliowing a website that because of a blog they create or an article meant to appeal to the masses, I encourage you to do your homework. Oh, and if there's the slightest chance that you feel queezy about sticking your child then don't. Better safe than sorry and you child could thank you for it later.
We don't know what is any many of these vaccines that our schools and governments force our children to take.
Force really? The only place in Australia where I have found vaccines to be forced is at my local boarding kennel. I can only conclude that you are an international reader and are not aware of the situation in Australia. Alternatively you could provide some evidence that Australians are forced to take vaccines.
Often, it is the threat of a major outbreak that scares parents into allowing their children to be stuck! This is your opinion based on what? My parents vaccinated me because they grew up in a time when there were none and they sore the effects of say Polio, on their friends.
The one thing that I always do, and encourage others to do, is research, research, research This is good if people have the time and capacity to do so. Research though is not just reading, its critically analysing the material you have at hand. When that material is the questionable and downright deceptive information presented by the anti-vaccination organisations some people have not the training or ability to distinguish what is propaganda and what is quality medical information. Even then I have caught out well educated, articulate people misquoting/ misunderstanding research papers in support for their case.
There is certainly enough controversy regarding unsafe vaccines to motivate the demand for green vaccines. Show the evidence that a controversy outside of the anti-vaccination movement exists.
Also, we still don't know how strong many of our children's immune systems are and there is a possibility that some of these vaccines or a combination of them could be causing autism.
The vaccine/autism link has been thoroughly debunked over and over and over again, there is no evidence to back up this assertion. Your inclusion of it leads me to think that you have not been very thorough in your research.
Rather than specifically folliowing a website that because of a blog they create or an article meant to appeal to the masses, I encourage you to do your homework
The time I have wasted following links and double checking information provided to me by people that follow the religion of Anti-vaccination. You have stumbled upon this blog, assumed that I know nothing about vaccination, assumed that I don't read widely, assumed that I don't research. How about you step outside the alternative world you have created for yourself, do some real research, contact someone with expertise in the field.
Oh, and if there's the slightest chance that you feel queezy about sticking your child then don't.
There's lots of things parents worry about. What they generally do is see someone qualified to advise them. This I would encourage them to do, not to listen to half baked propaganda and misquoted or misunderstood information touted by organisations promoting expensive alt med tonics and snake oil. Love the emotive use of language – "sticking", its like your doing something mean , cruel or cold to your child.
Better safe than sorry and you child could thank you for it later.
Or they could die or be permanently disfigured from an easily preventable childhood disease. The safest option is to vaccinate(assuming that you are not one of the small percentage of people unable to be vaccinated) but nobody take my word for it, consult a medical expert (not a naturopath, nor homeopath, spirit healer, or Goji juice seller).
We don't know what is any many of these vaccines that our schools and governments force our children to take.
Force really? The only place in Australia where I have found vaccines to be forced is at my local boarding kennel. I can only conclude that you are an international reader and are not aware of the situation in Australia. Alternatively you could provide some evidence that Australians are forced to take vaccines.
Often, it is the threat of a major outbreak that scares parents into allowing their children to be stuck! This is your opinion based on what? My parents vaccinated me because they grew up in a time when there were none and they saw the effects of say Polio, on their friends.
The one thing that I always do, and encourage others to do, is research, research, research This is good if people have the time and capacity to do so. Research though is not just reading, its critically analysing the material you have at hand. When that material is the questionable and downright deceptive information presented by the anti-vaccination organisations some people have not the training or ability to distinguish what is propaganda and what is quality medical information. Even then I have caught out well educated, articulate people misquoting/ misunderstanding research papers in support for their case.
There is certainly enough controversy regarding unsafe vaccines to motivate the demand for green vaccines. Show the evidence that a controversy outside of the anti-vaccination movement exists.
Also, we still don't know how strong many of our children's immune systems are and there is a possibility that some of these vaccines or a combination of them could be causing autism.
The vaccine/autism link has been thoroughly debunked over and over and over again, there is no evidence to back up this assertion. Your inclusion of it leads me to think that you have not been very thorough in your research.
Rather than specifically folliowing a website that because of a blog they create or an article meant to appeal to the masses, I encourage you to do your homework
The time I have wasted following links and double checking information provided to me by people that follow the religion of Anti-vaccination. You have stumbled upon this blog, assumed that I know nothing about vaccination, assumed that I don't read widely, assumed that I don't research. How about you step outside the alternative world you have created for yourself, do some real research, contact someone with expertise in the field.
Oh, and if there's the slightest chance that you feel queezy about sticking your child then don't.
There's lots of things parents worry about. What they generally do is see someone qualified to advise them. This I would encourage them to do, not to listen to half baked propaganda and misquoted or misunderstood information touted by organisations promoting expensive alt med tonics and snake oil. Love the emotive use of language – "sticking", its like your doing something mean , cruel or cold to your child.
Better safe than sorry and you child could thank you for it later.
Or they could die or be permanently disfigured from an easily preventable childhood disease. The safest option is to vaccinate(assuming that you are not one of the small percentage of people unable to be vaccinated) but nobody take my word for it, consult a medical expert (not a naturopath, nor homeopath, spirit healer, or Goji juice seller).
If you feel there's the slightest risk you might have a car accident, don't put your kids in the car.
If you feel there's the slightest risk of a perverted predator in your suburb, don't take your kids to the park.
If you feel there's the slightest risk of serious contact injury, don't let your kids play sport.
If you feel there's the slightest risk of still-birth, don't get pregnant.
If you feel there's the slightest risk of genetic abnormality, don't get pregnant.
If you feel there's the slightest risk of miscarriage, don't get pregnant.
If you feel there's the slightest risk of choking, don't feed your child.
If you feel there's the slightest risk of EMF damage, don't let your kids near electronic goods.
If you feel there's the slightest risk that homeopathy isn't science, use real medicine.
If you feel there's the slightest risk that anti-vaxxers are fear-mongering conspiracy nuts, vaccinate.