7 Mar 2019

The Panel with Jock Anderson and Niki Bezzant (Part 1)

From The Panel, 4:03 pm on 7 March 2019

A huge new study of more than half a million children found no link between the measles, mumps and rubella vacination and autism. Despite this, the author of the discredited study Andrew Wakfields, continues to peddle and promote his film Vaxxed, which has made more than $1.2m at the box office. Vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris explains why the anti-vaxxer movemtn is so powerful. It'll now cost you $1.30 to post a standard letter. But maybe not many of us will be worried as personal letters only make up 1 per cent of all items sent. NZ Post delivers about 400 million mail items a year - most of that is business mail. Is it just time to put the postal service out of its misery? Veganism is growing all over the western world with the UK having around 3.5 million people who only eat plant-based foods. The vegan diet is becoming a personal health choice and also an environmental one. However, some dieticians are concerned that babies and children aren't getting the adequate nutrients they need from a vegan diet.