The health regulator has warned it will take action against practitioners promoting anti-vaccination views that are not evidence-based, including on social media.

AHPRA and its 16 professional boards have released a statement reminding health practitioners that supporting public health programs, including immunisation, is part of their regulatory responsibilitiies. 

“We take seriously any case of practitioners spreading dangerous and misleading anti-vaccination information including on social media,” said AHPRA CEO Martin Fletcher.

“They will face regulatory action or prosecution. We are asking the public to tell us if their practitioner is doing this. If you raise your concerns with us we can investigate and protect others.”