Meryl Dorey, head of the flailing Australian Vaccination Network -- an organization dedicated to twisting the truth about vaccines and saying anything at all to scare people into an antivax stance -- has once again put fingers to keyboard, and as usual the truth eludes her. She wrote a lengthy essay about her dealings with Toni and David McCaffery, who lost their four week old infant Dana to pertussis two years ago. I hardly need to point out that her interpretation of reality doesn't come within a glancing blow of it; you can read what Dorey wrote, and then compare it to Toni McCaffery's response detailing what really happened, and why Dorey is so wrong. I also received a note from David McCaffery about a terrific site that helps educate people about vaccines: Chain of Protection. They have really good videos describing benefits of vaccinations. Here's the one about herd immunity which shows just why it's important:
Herd Immunity - How it works from Chain of Protection on Vimeo. Check out the site. It's what Meryl Dorey wouldn't want you to do.
Related posts: - AVN now getting routinely publicly humiliated - Australian skeptics jeer Meryl Dorey - Major step against antivaxxers in Australia - The AVN is reaping what they sowed - Australian skeptics strike back against antivaxxers
