Tag Archives: Pertussis

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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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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Whooping cough awareness video featuring Dana, Toni, and David McCaffery

Posted on May 22, 2014 by reasonable hank

Our nation’s foremost whooping cough awareness advocates – Toni and David McCaffery – have put themselves out there again: Always with an eye to the health of our community they have taken part in a new, moving 70 second video on … 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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“Supposedly”

Posted on August 15, 2012 by reasonable hank

Supposedly. I can’t think of an innocuous word which has garnered more revulsion than “supposedly”. In the microcosm which is the battle against anti-vaccination misinformation , “supposedly” attracts more attention than any single word should: this single word is the … Continue reading →

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Meryl Dorey misinforming Brisbane on 4BC: “a poor choice of talent”

Posted on January 26, 2012 by reasonable hank

On January 18 2012, Meryl Dorey appeared on the Gary Hardgrave Drive Program on Brisbane radio station 4BC. Dorey was invited on to the program by an unwitting producer who wasn’t aware of the list of indiscretions of Meryl Dorey … Continue reading →

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