Diplomatic Immunity

Featured image: How safe is the MMR vaccine?

How safe is the MMR vaccine?

Helen Petousis Harris • Jul 13, 2018

In the tiny Pacific Nation of Samoa, on Friday 6 July 2018, two babies died shortly after receiving MMR vaccine. How could this happen? Lots of discussion is going around about this tragedy, and even more questions. Here are some responses to the things I have been asked this week summarised under the headings below. About MMR vaccines How … Read More

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Featured image: Move over ASIA now we have HANS

Move over ASIA now we have HANS

Helen Petousis Harris • May 12, 2018

There appears competition to claim discovery of HPV syndromes. Another in a list of attempts at assassinating the safety of HPV vaccine has been retracted this week. This time from Nature Scientific Reports. Grant Jacobs has provided a commentary on another just a day earlier. That one is a real doozer, an author with a fake name … Read More

Featured image: Proving HPV vaccines really prevent cancer

Proving HPV vaccines really prevent cancer

Helen Petousis Harris • Feb 19, 2018

In the clinical trials for HPV vaccines cervical cancer was not a primary endpoint. An endpoint in a clinical trial is a disease or a symptom of interest. I want to explain why cancer was not an endpoint these efficacy studies. Instead surrogate endpoints were used. Why not, given that is what the investigators wanted to prevent? Because you can’t … Read More

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Featured image: Who is Levi Quackenboss and what is she saying about vaccine debates?

Who is Levi Quackenboss and what is she saying about vaccine debates?

Helen Petousis Harris • Nov 02, 2017

Quackenboss is a vaccine denier with a history of internet bullying and going loopy when someone says something positive about vaccines. She hides nameless and faceless behind a blog, or captured in a state of self-glorification during an interview with HealthNut News. I know not her name, qualifications, or profession because they do not appear to be provided but she has plenty … Read More

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Featured image: Aluminium adjuvants, immune dysfunction, and the AV syndrome scammers

Aluminium adjuvants, immune dysfunction, and the AV syndrome scammers

Helen Petousis Harris • Sep 15, 2017

Vaccine scammers I call them. They prey on people with a sick kid. Perhaps they want to flog dietary supplements or bleach enemas but today I refer to the proponents of a variety of fake syndromes, which they claim have been induced by vaccines and/or vaccine adjuvants*. The most infamous vaccine scammer in this case is Andrew Wakefield, but this … Read More

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Featured image: In defence of the tamariki

In defence of the tamariki

Helen Petousis Harris • May 24, 2017

Dr Lance O’Sullivan I salute you. Kaitaia is a town in the far north of NZ, warm people, lovely beaches. Sadly immunisation coverage is low, infectious disease rates are high. Doctors like Lance O’Sullivan work their guts out to improve the health of the people they serve, including treating kids for illnesses that they should never have to suffer. Read More

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