Dublin screening against the manifestations of anti-vaccination films protests
An autism rights advocate has asked the Minister of Health to pass a law to stop parents' insight not to vaccinate their children after the screening of a documentary Anti-vaccine controversial in Dublin.
Fiona Petit Leary, who has Asperger's, has been joined by a small group of protesters, most of whom have autism, in front of the Tivoli Theater on Francis Street in Dublin 8 on Friday 8 to demonstrate Against the screening of Vaxxed.
The film, which was released last year, has been banned by many cinemas over the binding of MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) with autism and alleged government coverups Of this link.
Ms. Oary Leary, who is the founder of the Autistic Rights Together organization, said the group had bought tickets for the screening of the film on Friday but that was refused. Enter after being identified as a vaccination activist. Gardaí was called to the scene but no arrests were made.
"There is no more MMR, they are against each type of vaccine," said Oary Leary, adding that the Vaxxed team "promoted dangerous and non-hazardous products Regulated "and parents who" wash the brain ". "It is about saving children and stopping the exploitation of people with autism. We must prevent children from dying from these deadly diseases."
Earlier this year, the Vaxxed team described as "deplorable" a decision by some European cinema owners to oppose the documentary screenings.
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The film, taken from the Tribecca Film Festival last year following opposition from scientists, autism experts, vaccine advocacy groups and filmmakers, investigated charges laid By a whistleblower at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The agency manipulated data on a study that showed a link between MMR vaccine and autism.
The claims were made by a former disinherited doctor, Andrew Wakefield, who was shot from the medical register in 2010 for offenses related to dishonesty and inability to act in the public. Interest of vulnerable children.
The team said the documentary as "the movie they do not want you to see" as part of their tour to Europe and the United States.
It is understood that the Vaxxed team is now in Cork to promote the film.
Dr. Robert O Connor of the Irish Cancer Society pointed out that health professionals and scientists had "absolutely and categorically repressed" any association between the MMR vaccine and the " autism. He added that the recent decline in immunization rates resulted in measles epidemics around the world, including Romania, which reported more than 4,000 cases of illness and 18 related deaths in the last six months.
"When people choose not to vaccinate their children, they have an impact on the rest of the community. Vaccines are an essential part of our basic primary health care and prevent us from having Diseases that cause injury and death.These are proven, simple and safe ways of preventing disease. "
Last month Health Minister Simon Harris urged doctors at the Irish Medical Organization's annual conference to "get out of the fight against anti-vaccine groups by providing accurate information on the benefits Of vaccination.
HPV vaccination rates among teenage girls increased from 87% to 50% due to opposition from a campaign group that linked the Gardasil vaccine to health risks. But research has not established a link between the vaccine and the suspected side effects.
Mr. Harris said that he had taken his medical advice on vaccinations from his Chief Medical Officer of Health, the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization - " No random accounts of social networks ".
"If you want to give medical advice on vaccinations, become a doctor. If this is not the case, move away from our public health policy."
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