Today, the Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network sent an invitation to the following individuals:

The Hon Cameron Dick, QLD Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services

Dr Jeannette Young, Chief Health Officer for QLD

Dr Michael Gannon, AMA President

Dr Bill Boyd, AMA President, QLD

The letter said:

I am writing to you on behalf of the Australian Vaccination-skeptics Network to extend an invitation to attend any of the up-coming screenings of the documentary film, VaxXed on its tour of Queensland free of charge. 

As you may or may not know, VaxXed tells the story of Dr William Thompson, a top scientist at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States who, in August 2014, was recorded admitting that the De Stefano study, published 10 years earlier, had been fraudulent. In fact, he said that data of a material nature showing that vaccination with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) was positively associated with a high risk of the development of autism in children who were vaccinated before the age of 3 - especially children of African-American dissent. This information was intentionally omitted from the final publication.

Since the Australian vaccination schedule actually includes more MMR vaccines prior to the age of 3 than the US schedule, many parents and health professionals are concerned about the possible effects this may have on children born here and vaccinated according to schedule.

As leaders in the medical community and in State Government, we feel that attendees to these events would be very interested in having your input and in being able to ask you questions regarding the issue of vaccination. We would like you to sit on our Q & A Panel and assure you that you will be given equal time with the other experts who will be in attendance to answer questions from the audience.

Below is a list of locations where VaxXed will be screening. We would love to have you attend so please just let our office know which one of these events would be most convenient for you and we will reserve 2 seats for yourself and whoever you would like to bring.

After all, the AVN, an Australian consumer health lobby and information organisation since 1994, always has an always will support the fundamental and inalienable right for all voices to be heard on this incredibly important subject. We welcome your information and would never call for anyone to boycott, censor or suppress what you have to say.

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