I am very pleased to report that, through the Facebook group Stop the AVN, I heard that the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission has determined that the Australian Vaccination Network -- a rabidly antivax group that is spreading misinformation and propaganda about vaccines -- falls under the jurisdiction of the Health Care Complaints Act and a full investigation is warranted. As you may remember, a complaint was filed against the AVN, claiming they were dispensing medical advice. Meryl Dorey, the mouthpiece for AVN, denied that, saying they are not a medical group. This determination by the HCCC contradicts her... and the HCCC is the actual official agency that can say that. I'm glad to see this! Dorey says a lot of things that don't come within a glancing blow of reality (like the AVN is not antivax, when their slogan is "Love them, protect them, never inject them"), ...
Major step against antivaxxers in Australia
The Health Care Complaints Commission will investigate the Australian Vaccination Network for spreading antivax misinformation.
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