Australians (well, a lot of them anyway) just say "No" to American anti-vaxxer

[moonshaz]

I never heard of her this woman until today, but from what I've learned, she sounds dangerous.

Sherri Tenpenny: US anti-vaccination campaigner's Sydney and Melbourne shows cancelled

Prominent US anti-vaccination campaigner Sherri Tenpenny has had her Sydney and Melbourne shows cancelled after widespread community backlash.

The world is watching

Comments

[tabaqui]

'Both sides of the debate', my ass. Good on Australia!

[elialshadowpine]

Wow, I hadn't seen that. I did see the one about a Tacoma foster mom who refused to give her foster child a flu shot and was facing losing custody; when interviewed, said it was to protect the "other foster children" she had. Scary.

Also in WA, ended up getting the flu earlier in the fall, but this is also the first time in years for me. I don't know if I can get the flu shot or not, because multiple members of both sides of my family have had such severe allergic reactions (involving hospitalizations in some cases), and I'm usually told to not risk it, even when I've been on immune suppressants for my autoimmune disorder. Thankfully, the longest I have had the flu in about ten years is a week, and that's unusual.

I'm more surprised that it took this long for something like the Disneyland measles outbreak, tbh. :-\

[shortsweetcynic]

"The world is watching what Australia is doing. If more venues pull out it does not bode well for Australia's international image."

i...it...what?

[rhysande]

That was my thought, too.