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The '''Australian Vaccination Network''' (AVN) is an |
The '''Australian Vaccination Network''' (AVN) is an Australian [[Anti-vaccinationist|anti-vaccination activism]] organization that advocates the use of 'alternative' medical practices generally lacking in clinical efficacy, such as [[homeopathy]], as supposedly effective alternatives to vaccination of children and adults against infectious diseases. The AVN was formed back in 1994 by a group of activists and parents that were concerned that not all "sides" to every health choice were being made available to parents. |
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The AVN is at present being investigated by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission for breaches of the Public Health Act of 1993, due to their dissemination of demonstrably wrong, misleading, scientifically inaccurate and dangerous advice to the public concerning healthcare practices. |
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<ref name="ScepticsBook.com">[http://scepticsbook.com/2009/08/03/health-care-complaints-commission-to-investigate-the-avn/ Health Care Complaints Commission to investigate the AVN]</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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Revision as of 07:20, 8 November 2009
The Australian Vaccination Network (AVN) is an Australian anti-vaccination activism organization that advocates the use of 'alternative' medical practices generally lacking in clinical efficacy, such as homeopathy, as supposedly effective alternatives to vaccination of children and adults against infectious diseases. The AVN was formed back in 1994 by a group of activists and parents that were concerned that not all "sides" to every health choice were being made available to parents.
The AVN is at present being investigated by the New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission for breaches of the Public Health Act of 1993, due to their dissemination of demonstrably wrong, misleading, scientifically inaccurate and dangerous advice to the public concerning healthcare practices. [1]
Publications
The AVN publishes a monthly magazine called living wisdom. The magazine includes articles on topics such as home birth, civil rights, autism, hormones and swine flu.
In the Media
Meryl Dorey, who is the president of the AVN, was quoted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as saying:
If we find that swine flu is milder than normal seasonal flu, and we have normal seasonal flu every year, and all the government does is simply offer a vaccine for those who want it, why should this flu be treated any differently.
Why are we spending hundreds of millions of dollars on this vaccine?[2]
References
External links
- Australian Vaccination Network - Organisation's Website