For centuries on end, the people grounded in common sense have been an annoyance to the “educated folks.” STORY AT-A-GLANCE A recent “study” suggests that vaccine skeptics are, ummm, likely to struggle with problem-solving and to demonstrate absolutist thinking, political conservatism, and xenophobia. Ironically, blaming the “village yokels” and “tradition defenders” has been a staple…
Hong Kong Born Doctor Died Suddenly in Australia
Dr. Wilson Chin, a 34-year-old Hong Kong-born physician, died on Dec. 24, 2022, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Chin’s sudden death stirred comments on both mainstream and social media. Chin’s boss, Deon Raju, president of Pacific Pines MedCentres, confirmed Chin’s death to the Gold Coast Bulletin, a local newspaper in Australia. However, Raju did…
COVID-19 Vaccine Harm Group Wary After Facebook Axes Discussion Forum
September 21, 2022
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A British organisation representing those injured by COVID-19 vaccines has expressed concerns that legitimate discussion on social media could be threatened after a BBC investigation triggered Facebook into removing support groups. On Friday, the BBC reported that in response to one of its stories, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, had removed several vaccine injury support groups, including…
Djokovic’s Australian Open Fate Could Be Decided in Hours, Judge Says
SYDNEY, Australia—The participation of Novak Djokovic, men’s tennis World No. 1, in the Australian Open could be decided Sunday afternoon, a panel of three federal judges have said as they adjourned to decide whether to reinstate Djokovic’s Australian visa after almost five hours of hearing arguments. Chief Justice James Allsop said that the court hoped to deliver…
Djokovic Verdict Nears as Government Argues World No. 1 Has Become an ‘Icon’ Used by Anti-Vaxxers
SYDNEY, Australia—The participation of Novak Djokovic, men’s tennis World No. 1, in the Australian Open could be decided Sunday afternoon, a panel of three federal judges have said as they adjourned to decide whether to reinstate Djokovic’s Australian visa after almost five hours of hearing arguments. Chief Justice James Allsop said that the court hoped to deliver…
Djokovic’s Presence Could Stir ‘Anti-Vaccination Sentiment’ in Australia: Immigration Minister
January 15, 2022
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The Australian government has said that while Novak Djokovic poses a “negligible” risk of spreading COVID-19, his mere presence could stoke “anti-vaccination sentiment,” court documents reveal. Djokovic’s lawyers, meanwhile, have argued that the case against the tennis star was “illogical” and that Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s reasoning was affected by the jurisdictional error identified last…
Facts Matter (Nov. 30): 9,000 US Marines Defy Pentagon’s Mandate; Federal Judge Blocks Mandate in 10 States
A federal judge just issued a court order and officially blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, saying the mandate was a gross overreach of the agency’s authority. Meanwhile, the official deadline for all active-duty U.S. Marines to be fully vaccinated just passed. However, according to newly released government data, there are…
Most Who Object to Mandatory Vaccination Are Not ‘Anti-Vaxxers’
Commentary As someone who has been taught to measure my words, I have had enough of the prime minister’s attempt to brand people who object to the COVID vaccines as “anti-vaxxers.” He made the most of it, of course, during the recent election campaign, when he told us that he was not going to let…
Doctors Will Treat ‘COVID Deniers’ Says Australian Medical Body After State President’s Comments
The Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has backtracked on comments made by its president, Dr. Roderick McRae, that people he deemed “COVID-19 deniers” and “anti-vaxxers” should opt out of taxpayer-funded health care. In comments published in The Guardian, McRae said, “A whole lot of these people are passionate disbelievers that the virus…
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