Category Archives: Pertussis

Anti-vaccination activists angry that too few babies are dying from whooping cough

Posted on March 13, 2018 by reasonable hank

Wonderful news came this week regarding the success of maternal whooping cough boosters in saving the lives of babies too young to be immunised. From NSW Government Facebook: Not a single child has died from whooping cough since the free … Continue reading →

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Catherine Hughes again forced to respond to antivax lies about her deceased baby boy

Posted on June 15, 2017 by reasonable hank

At the heart of anti-vaccination activism and the concomitant abhorrent behaviour which has become normalised – for the anti-vaccination movement, at least, due to incitement from standard-setters such as Meryl Dorey, of the Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network, and Judy Wilyman, of the … Continue reading →

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Brand new Immunisation Foundation of Australia launched by Light for Riley

Posted on September 12, 2016 by reasonable hank

Maybe the second-best thing to happen in 2016 – the first being the birth of Lucy Grace Hughes, on August 4 – is the launch of the brand new Immunisation Foundation of Australia, by public health heroes Catherine and Greg … Continue reading →

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Antivaxers accuse whooping cough mum and baby of being crisis actors in false flag operation

Posted on April 9, 2016 by reasonable hank

Publicly available photo courtesy Facebook, Carmit and Eva. A story which has gone around the world for the selflessness shown by a mother whose baby contracted whooping cough from her, the inevitable has come to pass. Anti-vaccination activists have attacked the … Continue reading →

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Anti-vaccination activist’s twin toddlers catch whooping cough

Posted on February 21, 2016 by reasonable hank

Anti-vaccination activist Lucy Cook has pleaded with me to share this post she made in the rabid antivax group, Anti-Vaccination Australia: The post has since been deleted; but, I am nothing if not helpful. I am only too happy to … Continue reading →

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A Very Vaccine Free Australian Christmas 2015

Posted on December 18, 2015 by reasonable hank

Anti-vaccination activists in the secret Facebook group, Vaccine Free Australia, decided they would share some of their favourite one-liners which they use when family members harass, vilify and bully them at Christmas time. Deana Nichols kicked off the November 30 … Continue reading →

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Antivaxers Gone Wild – meet “The Unreasonable Wank”!

Posted on December 12, 2015 by reasonable hank

Post updated December 22 2015: After a very quick search it has been established that the owner of the “Bernie Smith” account is Ollie Dutchie, the partner of Giselle Kara Vles, both of Brighton, Victoria. Their real names are Olivier … Continue reading →

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Whooping cough claims another life in NSW

Posted on October 1, 2014 by reasonable hank

It is with sadness that we hear of the death of another infant from Pertussis, in New South Wales. There are many silent tears being shed, right now, for this family. The Australian Medical Association (NSW) have issued the following press … Continue reading →

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Help us reinstate free Whooping Cough boosters for pregnant mums

Posted on July 23, 2013 by reasonable hank

Following the pattern of other Australian States, the NSW Government recently scrapped the provision of free Whooping Cough boosters for expecting mothers. This is a mistake. From July 15, new mums will have to organise and pay for the booster … Continue reading →

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Meryl Dorey: staying callous since 1997

Posted on May 28, 2013 by reasonable hank

By now anyone who has been following the campaign against the anti-vaccination organisation, the Australian Vaccination Network, and its leader Meryl Dorey, would be aware of the sheer callousness she displays towards grieving families. Only two days ago Dorey’s callousness … Continue reading →

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