Harris says social media companies should ban accounts that spread misinformation about vaccines

Health Minister Simon Harris at today's launch. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie Health Minister Simon Harris at today's launch. Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie HEALTH MINISTER SIMON Harris has said social media companies “need to decide which side they want to be on” in terms of the spread of misinformation about vaccines.

“I also think that they can do more than that, I think they could use what is a very powerful platform to help signpost people … they could perhaps badge certain accounts as reputable sources of information. He made the comments at the launch of the Vaccine Alliance – a network of healthcare professionals, policy makers, patient advocates, students, and representatives from groups most affected by vaccine hesitancy.

Vaccination rates across the country are falling and diseases we had consigned to the history books are now making a comeback. We cannot afford to do nothing. We cannot allow the success of our childhood immunisation programme become its enemy. Measles-free status Most cases in Ireland to date this year were among children, however there were 17 cases among people aged 20-44. Thirty-one cases involved males and 25 cases related to females.

“The health service can do so much. And I must say, in fairness to the HSE, I think the efforts have been incredible – herculean, to use the Taoiseach’s reference .

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