Court rejects legal challenge to mandatory vaccination
A person’s right to bodily integrity is not violated because they agree to be vaccinated to avoid a prohibition on movement, judge declares.
Tag: Anti-vaccination
‘I was receiving 1400 tweets an hour, including death threats’
Dr Tanya Selak became the victim of a social media pile-on after she posted on Twitter about mask wearing.
GP clinic accused of providing exemptions to anti-vaxxers
Police attended following reports of a large crowd waiting outside the practice for a COVID-19 vax medical exemption.
‘I was heckled over a loudhailer as I vaccinated my patients’
Dr Alvin Wee opted for an outdoor vaccine clinic so he could offer more appointments.
Activists target GPs with ‘acute anxiety’ vax-exemption ploy
Anti-lockdown group Reignite Democracy says GPs will sign an exemption for ‘severe acute anxiety’ due to the vaccine ‘threat’.
The lowdown on medical exemption from COVID-19 vax
As Australia works towards getting 80% of over-16s fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and higher, there’s more pressure to mandate vaccination across a range of sectors.…
Your comments of the week: Vaccine Nazis, Greg Hunt and shark bites
A selection of your views and stories posted on our website.
Why are some chiros still anti-vaxxers?
While the community focuses on COVID-19 vaccination rates, a news story about a disciplinary hearing that was initiated some years ago has emerged at a…
Anti-vaxxers making fake bookings at GP clinic
The fake appointments account for about 50 vaccine doses a day, says Victorian GP Dr Mukesh Haikerwal.
Chiropractor banned over ‘Nazi’ anti-vax comments
The Melbourne-based chiropractor criticised Australia’s childhood immunisations as 'poison' in a social media interview.
