Vaccination Media Watch

Vaccination Media Watch is a project by an independent group of vaccination-risk awareness advocates.
"We created this project due to the increased demand by the public for transparency and unbiased journalism from our current media on the topic of vaccination. Please find our ongoing rebuttals to inaccurate and deceptive media articles below."

RESPONSE: Daily Telegraph | Anti-vax roots of Samoa’s tragedy | 8th Dec 2019 | Jane Hansen

2 April, 2020 By AVN admin 1 Comment

Here we respond to some of the points made in Jane Hansen’s article that blames “anti-vax roots”:

1. “What is happening in Samoa is the end result of a community without effective vaccination”.

It is interesting how, as often where the topic is infectious disease, the only preventative action mentioned is vaccination. Other determinants of disease and complications are not presented; only the alleged need for vaccination. The WHO, UNICIF and scientific research tell how to prevent and manage infectious diseases. e.g. “Vitamin A halves measles risks” [1], [2]. According to the Weston A. Price Foundation, “the best protection against infectious disease is a healthy immune system, supported by adequate vitamin A and vitamin C. Well-nourished children easily recover from most infectious disease and rarely suffer complications” [3]…. [Read More]

DEBUNKED: The Sunday Telegraph | Meningococcal B vaccine rejected for inclusion on free schedule, 22nd Dec ‘19

19 March, 2020 By AVN admin Leave a Comment

Original artcle here.

Here we respond to some of the points made in Jane Hansen’s article where she strongly implies that Bexsero should be placed on the NIP schedule.

1. “The vaccine Bexsero has been rejected for the fourth time by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, which cited cost as the main reason.”

The above statement is materially inaccurate. In fact, the most substantive reasons the PBAC gave for its decision to reject all four of GSK’s applications to have their Bexsero vaccine included on the schedule was that the manufacturer, even after repeated requests by the Advisory Committee, could not provide any evidence that this vaccine was effective or provided any herd immunity…. [Read More]

RESPONSE: ABC NEWS | A race against the clock to tackle the worst measles outbreak in WA this century, James Carmody, 25th Oct ‘19

15 March, 2020 By AVN admin 13 Comments

Read full article here.

Here we respond to some of the points made in James Carmody’s article:

1. “The WA Health Department treats every measles case as a public health emergency”

In 1950 Australian Government no longer considered measles (and whooping cough) morbidity important enough to be notifiable [1] and in 1956 it was declared that “as causes of infant mortality in Australia all the infective diseases have been overcome” [2]…. [Read More]