Doctor urges parliament to ‘condemn’ MPs who inflame COVID-19 mistrust
Labor MP Dr Mike Freelander’s savaging of certain pollies, who he says are undermining the pandemic response, is a must-watch.
Tag: Anti-vaccination
GPs can charge anti-vaxxers private fees for fake consults, says health dept
Officials say the mandatory bulk-billing requirement can be waived by doctors if there is no 'personal health purpose' for the consult.
‘Batsh*t crazy stuff’: MP says antivaxxers are winning PR war
A new advertising campaign needs to 'crowd out' misinformation, says Julian Hill.
Vaccine hesitancy? Australia’s a victim of its own success
Like many GPs, I’ve recently found that vaccine hesitancy is at an all-time high. Ahead of getting the COVID-19 vaccine at our practice, I drew…
Is vaccine hesitancy spreading among your patients? Take our survey
The risk of serious harm resulting from the AstraZeneca vaccine are statistically small but are patients reassured?
Anti-vaxxers caught in bizarre lie about a doctor’s post-vax health
NSW intensivist Dr Rachel Heap says false claims were made on social media that she had been left in a coma after having the COVID-19 vaccine, when…
Facebook news ban put ‘health of Australians at risk’
Minister for Health Greg Hunt was concerned that Aussies wouldn't get the information they needed, and that antivax misinformation would run rife.<…
Has the TGA lost the plot?
In the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, doctors are wondering why they are being told not to mention the vax.
Twitter crackdown on COVID-19 vax misinformation
Three-strikes policy and warning labels on tweets part of expanded Twitter guidance on health info.
COVID-19 vaccines: Why Elvis impersonators can change suspicious minds
When Elvis Presley rolled up his sleeve in October 1956 and was photographed receiving the new polio vaccine hours before his appearance on The Ed Sullivan…
