May 16, 2019

Health Ministry to punish anti-vaccine doctors

As reported in JPost, the Health Ministry in Israel is starting to fight against the anti-vaxxers movement.

The Health Ministry announced it will take legal action against two doctors for advising thousands of patients against vaccines. If convicted of this serious negligence, these doctors could have their medical licences revoked.

I am happy they are finally starting to deal with the issue. I do not know the right course of action. While I fear this will not help much as anti-vaxxers will see this as proof of their "big pharma" conspiracy to silence doctors who are against vaccines and doctors who "speak the truth", I do not know what the best solution is. But at least they are doing something now.

Also even if anti-vaxxers see this as part of the big conspiracy, at least two doctors promoting the agenda and advising patients will now, if convicted, will now not be able to push people in that direction.

Happy something is finally being done, and hopefully it is just the start of a broader campaign.


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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 16, 2019 6:45 PM

    If they are advising against vaccines for all their patients, indiscriminately, they should have their licenses revoked because they irrational. We don't need irrational people responsible for the health of others.

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  2. JoshMay 16, 2019 7:18 PM

    The only irrational people are the anti-vaxxers. The frum ones are creating such a terrible chillul Hashem as well as endangering many many people.

    Of course, Avi, no doctor is going to recommend vaccinating those who are not vaccinatiable. Everybody knows that.

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    1. AnonymousMay 16, 2019 7:40 PM

      I am fairly certain we are in violent agreement.

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  3. JoshMay 16, 2019 9:23 PM

    Avi, you're violent and filled with hate for most anything (especially when it is those nasty Chareidim). Now seeing that you're an anti-vaxxer it makes a lot of sense. You're just a completly irrational person. B'hatzlacha.

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    1. Rafi G.May 16, 2019 9:29 PM

      I didnt pick up on Avi being an anti-vaxxer

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    2. AnonymousMay 17, 2019 2:59 AM

      I am asking this in all seriousness: are you illiterate?

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  4. JoshMay 17, 2019 11:20 AM

    Avi, I definitely misread your comment. You're not irrational, just a hate-filled person.

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    1. AnonymousMay 17, 2019 4:23 PM

      I hate the smell of cooking cabbage and broccoli. And tuna fish. Is that what you mean?

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