An anti-vaccination billboard
in South Auckland
has flared up the debate
around advertisement ethics.
Complainants say
the billboard preys
on the lower socioeconomic community
it was erected in,
but the group responsible
for the billboard says
they should be allowed to share
and discuss their views.
Hania Douglas has more.
The billboard that launched
a hundred complaints,
like this of doctor
in training
Chloe Fergusson-Tibble
and her friends.
Vaccines have always
been contentious,
with the conversation
becoming louder recently
with the resurgence of many diseases
that were thought
to have been wiped out.
The billboard stood
for about 36 hours
before being taken down
by Billboard NZ
after a barrage of complaints.
WAVES NZ advocates for people
who believe they've been harmed
by vaccines.
WAVES NZ spokesperson
Erin Hudson says
it's now an issue of free speech.
Fergusson-Tibble says
she is concerned that the billboard
sends a dangerous message,
but Hudson argues that people
should be free to discuss the issue.
Hudson says WAVES NZ is planning
for billboard number two
as they continue to observe
international vaccine harm month.
Hania Douglas, Te Karere.
