Anti-vax group launches legal bid to stop COVID-19 vaccine use
The Australian Vaccination-risks Network (AVN) wants the federal court to force the TGA to quash its approvals
Australia’s largest anti-vax group has begun legal action to try and force the TGA to cancel approvals for COVID-19 vaccines.
The Australian Vaccination-risks Network (AVN), founded by Meryl Dorey, filed an application in the Federal Court of Australia court in late January, after raising more than $300,000 for the action.
It wants the federal court to direct the Secretary of the Department of Health, Professor Brendan Murphy, to cancel or suspend registration for the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines.
It plans to argue Professor Murphy must be directed to use his powers under TGA legislation to cancel the registrations because failure to do so “would create an imminent risk of death, serious illness or serious injury”.
