The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians has been alerted that an anti-vax group is promoting distribution of misinformation on the safety of vaccines as handouts to children during trick-or-treat. OAFP members may get questions from patients about this misinformation campaign.
The group is also gearing up to hold rallies featuring toy pinwheels (long symbolic of child abuse prevention) in an effort to compare children’s vaccines to child abuse.
In a recent letter to the editor published in the Findlay Courier, Hancock County Health Commissioner Karim Baroudi stated, “Unfortunately, an anti-vaccination group is now using the pinwheel to suggest vaccinations are akin to child abuse. This desperate attempt to promote their dangerous agenda could not be further from the truth and risks the health and lives of our children and most vulnerable residents.”