Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 19, 2022 8:08:09 GMT 12
THE COST OF COERCION
The decision by Prime Minister Ardern that New Zealand should become a world leader in our vaccine uptake exacerbated the problem. Instead of vaccination remaining voluntary – as she promised before the 2020 election – to all intents and purposes it became mandatory.
A multi-million-dollar campaign was unleashed urging everyone to get vaccinated. It sent a clear message that anyone who failed to do so was letting down the team of 5 million.
Jacinda Ardern divided our society into those that were vaccinated and those that weren’t – splitting families and destroying relationships in the process.
That division included those in the medical profession.
Guidance jointly issued by the Dental and Medical Councils in April stated that members were expected to get vaccinated – and convince their patients to do the same.
The Councils state that while “Patients are entitled to information that a reasonable consumer, in that consumer’s circumstances, would expect to receive”, they then warn: “It is our view that there is no place for anti-vaccination messages in professional health practice, nor any promotion of antivaccination claims including on social media and advertising by health practitioners”.
In practice, this has meant that doctors raising concerns about the vaccine – or prescribing alternative treatments that have been successfully used overseas – have been threatened with disciplinary action, including being struck off.......
www.nzcpr.com/the-cost-of-coercion/
The decision by Prime Minister Ardern that New Zealand should become a world leader in our vaccine uptake exacerbated the problem. Instead of vaccination remaining voluntary – as she promised before the 2020 election – to all intents and purposes it became mandatory.
A multi-million-dollar campaign was unleashed urging everyone to get vaccinated. It sent a clear message that anyone who failed to do so was letting down the team of 5 million.
Jacinda Ardern divided our society into those that were vaccinated and those that weren’t – splitting families and destroying relationships in the process.
That division included those in the medical profession.
Guidance jointly issued by the Dental and Medical Councils in April stated that members were expected to get vaccinated – and convince their patients to do the same.
The Councils state that while “Patients are entitled to information that a reasonable consumer, in that consumer’s circumstances, would expect to receive”, they then warn: “It is our view that there is no place for anti-vaccination messages in professional health practice, nor any promotion of antivaccination claims including on social media and advertising by health practitioners”.
In practice, this has meant that doctors raising concerns about the vaccine – or prescribing alternative treatments that have been successfully used overseas – have been threatened with disciplinary action, including being struck off.......
www.nzcpr.com/the-cost-of-coercion/