[CTRL] Sailors sent home for refusing vaccine

[David Sutherland]

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-Caveat Lector-     Print this article |   Close this window Sailors sent home for refusing vaccine February 12 2003 Three crew of the HMAS Kanimbla headed to the Middle East have left the ship after refusing to take an anthrax vaccination, one of them claimed last night. Able Seaman Simon Bond, an electrical engineer, said he and two others had been airlifted from the Kanimbla after refusing to take the vaccination. After receiving information from a family member at home about Gulf War syndrome, he decided against taking the vaccine. The Kanimbla's crew were asked to sign a consent form and have the vaccination a day after sailing from Darwin. Sent back to Sydney, Able Seaman Bond (pictured) told ABC TV's 7:30 Report last night that the ship's engineer had warned him he would be moved from his home port to Perth and face further action if he refused the vaccine. He said he took the engineer's comments as a direct threat against his career in the navy. "Bloody oath I did, if that's not saying if you don't take the injection we're going to try and stuff you over then I don't know what is," Able Seaman Bond said. "If you walked into a doctor in civvy street and he gave you this information, there is no way in hell you'd let him jab it into you." The Kanimbla is now in the Indian Ocean. A defence force spokesman, Brigadier Mike Hannan, said any crew failing to take the vaccine would be removed for their own safety. He denied action would be taken against those who refused the vaccine. AAP This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/12/1044927607793.html <A HREF="">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om