City of Sydney sparks anger after publicising anti-vaccination event

Labor’s Tanya Plibersek criticises ‘idiocy’ of online event listing, which has since been taken down

The City of Sydney council has been criticised for publicising an anti-vaccination event on the “what’s on” part of its website, with politicians and doctors demanding it be removed.

The $15 “Let’s talk about vaccines” information night is scheduled for Monday and promises to answer questions such as: “Government, media and the medical community are pushing more and more vaccines on us. Why?”

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“Let’s talk about vaccines” isn’t an info night - it’s an event designed to share misinformation & spread scaremongering anti-vaccine propaganda. @cityofsydney need to take this down now! https://t.co/STxpJSBTyR #skepticon

Who approved this idiocy???
I want my rates refunded. https://t.co/9jCnTu3z72

Thank you for alerting me to this event - I have spoken with staff and asked for it to be removed immediately.

Not an official event, but how does an event by professional anti-vaccination cultists get endorsed and posted on the city of Sydney events website? Surely some screening has to be applied to private events.

Continue reading... November 19, 2017 at 11:40AM