CONFLICTS OF INTEREST in Australian Vaccination Policies
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[3] ATAGI Conflict of Interest (Sep 2020): https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2020/09/atagi-declarations-of-interest.pdf
[4] ATAGI Conflicts of Interest - 2015 document (now removed from ATAGI website)
[5] World Health Organisation (WHO), Anne Kelso: https://www.who.int/influenza/gisrs_laboratory/collaborating_centres/collabcentres/en/
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[8] David Hawkes Director of VCS: https://www.vcs.org.au/about-us/executive-team/dr-david-hawkes/
[9] VCS funed by NHMRC: https://www.vcs.org.au/
[10] Chairperson of NHMRC Bruce Robinson: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/leadership-and-governance/committees/members-council-2018-2021-triennium
[11] Bruce Robinson of AstraZeneca: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3675689/
[12] Immunisation Handbook advices on vaccines: https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/
[13] CSL manufacturer of Gardasil vaccine: https://www.epo.org/news-events/events/european-inventor/finalists/2015/frazer.html
[14] “South Australia leads nation with Australian-first Meningococcal B study” The University of Adelaide, 13th Dec 2016: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news89822.html
[16] Friends of Science Submission to No Jab No Pay bill at the Senate Hearing in Nov 2015: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/No_Jab_No_Pay/Public_Hearings Click on Submissions
[17] Doherty Institute, Ian Barr: https://www.doherty.edu.au/people/dr-ian-barr
[18] Ian Frazer receives royalties from Gardasil: https://theconversation.com/catch-cancer-no-thanks-id-rather-have-a-shot-7568
[19] National COVID-19 Commission (Advisory Board) Commissioners and Key Staff – Jane Halton https://www.pmc.gov.au/ncc/who-we-are
[20] Chair of CEP – Jane Halton - https://cepi.net/about/whoweare/
[21] CEPI funds Novavax: https://novavax.com/about-us#our-partners
[22] Novovax being trialed in Australia - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2026920?query=featured_home
[23] Jane Halton radio interview pushing for COVID No Jab No Play: https://www.4bc.com.au/push-from-medical-experts-to-make-future-covid-19-vaccine-compulsory/
[24] Jane Halton Director of Crown Resorts: https://www.crownresorts.com.au/About-Us/Board-of-Directors
[25] Crown Resort COVID quarantine facility in VIC: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/high-security-as-international-arrivals-to-melbourne-taken-to-crown-for-quarantine-20200329-p54ex1.html
[26] Trevor Sutton at ABS: http://www.healthdata.org/about/trevor-sutton
[27] Jane Halton on Board of IHME: http://www.healthdata.org/about/governance/board
[28] ABS awarded to Accenture: https://www.govtechreview.com.au/content/gov-tech/news/abs-engages-accenture-for-improved-data-collection-511127082
[29] Accenture & ID2020 agenda with GAVI: https://id2020.org/alliance
[30] ATAGI's Influenza Working Party (2018): https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/influenza-working-party.pdf
[31] ATAGI’s Pertussis Working Party: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/pertussis-working-party.pdf
[32] Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (APACI) Members: https://www.apaci.asia/about-apaci/membership
[33] Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (APACI) Kim Sampson: https://www.apaci.asia/about-apaci/apaci-management
[34] Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (APACI) Funding: https://www.apaci.asia/about-apaci/support-grants
[35] Department of Health research group for HPV vaccine: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-pubs-cdi-2004-cdi2802-htm-cdi2802p.htm
[36] Katie Attwell of “I Immunise” Campaign: https://theconversation.com/vaccinations-are-a-vital-part-of-ethical-alternative-lifestyles-22385
[37] Immunisation Coalition Board: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/about-us/
[38] Kim Sampson CEO of Immunisation Coaltion: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/news-media/latest-data-shows-australians-are-keen-to-protect-themselves-from-influenza-this-year/
[39] Kristine Macartney Director of NCIRS: http://www.ncirs.org.au/our-people/executive-management-team
[40] ATAGI’s HPV Working Party: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/hpv-working-party.pdf
[41] MCRI Member Margie Danchin : https://www.mcri.edu.au/users/dr-margaret-danchin
[42] Nigel Crawford Group Leader at MCRI: https://www.mcri.edu.au/users/dr-nigel-crawford
[43] Govt announcement $1.7M to Allen Cheng: https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/press-conference-in-melbourne-about-covid-19
[44] Peter Costello Chairman of Nine Entertainment Co: https://www.news.com.au/finance/peter-costello-becomes-chairman-of-nine-entertainment/news-story/92f3dfd6cc3386e49b3855640f07c767
[45] Doherty Institute named after Peter Doherty: https://www.doherty.edu.au/about/overview
[46] IHME and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: http://www.healthdata.org/about/history Refer to 2007
[47] Former Director of NCRIS, Peter McIntyre: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdieab-bio-mcintyre.htm
[48] Planning for human papillomavirus vaccines in Australia, Peter McIntyre: https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/cda-pubs-cdi-2004-cdi2802-htm-cdi2802p.htm
[49] Health Ed Immunisation Update Declaration of COI on Peter Richmond: https://www.healthed.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PWCH16-Peter-Richmond.pdf
[50] “A flu jab too close for comfort” The Australian, 29th Sep 2010: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/a-flu-jab-too-close-for-comfort/news-story/b39e4b727923e938c93ab83b68ef1eaf; or in archive
[51] Immunogenicity of a Monovalent 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine in Infants and Children, A Randomized Trial:
[52] Meningococcal Aust Advisor Robert Booy: http://www.meningococcal.org.au/support
[53] Meningococcal Aust funding: http://www.meningococcal.org.au/support
[54] Robert Booy Head of NCIRS: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/robert-booy.html (note: web link has since been removed)
[55] Robert Booy vaccine manufacturer funding: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X16307101?via%3Dihub#s0095
[56] “The Safety of Influenza and Pertussis Vaccination in Pregnancy in a Cohort of Australian Mother-Infant Paris”, 2012-2015: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/68/3/402/5202330
[57] MCRI / VIRGo Member Terry Nolan: https://www.mcri.edu.au/users/professor-terry-nolan
[58] Terry Nolan Chair of ATAGI 2005-2014: https://www.who.int/immunization/sage/members/bio_nolan/en/
[59] Terry Nolan vaccine manufacturer funding: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X16307101?via%3Dihub#s0095
[60] World Health Organisation, Member Terry Nolan: https://www.who.int/immunization/sage/members/bio_nolan/en/
[61] World Health Organisation, Member Andrew Pollard: https://www.who.int/immunization/sage/members/bio_pollard/en/
[62] “The Australian model of immunization advice and vaccine funding” by Terry Nolan. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X10002069?via%3Dihub#section0075
[63] PBS Membership: https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/industry/listing/participants/pbac
[64] AMA Board Members: https://ama.com.au/board
[65] TGA’s Advisory Committee on the Safety of Vaccines (ACSOV): https://www.tga.gov.au/committee/advisory-committee-safety-vaccines-acsov
[66] Chair of TGA's ACV, Allen Cheng: https://www.tga.gov.au/committee/advisory-committee-vaccines-acv
[67] TGA’s Australian Influenza Vaccine Committee (AIVC) Members: https://www.tga.gov.au/committee/australian-influenza-vaccine-committee-aivc
[68] Immunisation Coalition’s Network: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/our-network/
[69] Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) Sponsors: http://www.isg.org.au/index.php/about/sponsorship-and-support/
[70] Immunisation Coalition Members: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/about-us/
[71] Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Funding & collaboration through VIRGo: https://www.mcri.edu.au/research/themes/infection-and-immunity/vaccine-and-immunisation-research-group-virgo Click on "Funding & Collaborations" for funding
Screenshot taken: 2nd Nov 2020 Screenshot taken: 15th Feb 2021
[72] Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) run by Immunisation Coalition: http://www.isg.org.au/index.php/about/
[73] Immunisation Coalition Funding: https://www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/about-us/ go to: Funding
[74] Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) Annual Meeting: http://www.isg.org.au/index.php/conferences-and-meetings-/
[75] Murdoch Children’s Research vaccine research involvement: https://www.mcri.edu.au/about
[76] Murdoch Children’s Research: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127222776
[77] Murdoch Children’s Research Founder: https://www.mcri.edu.au/about/history (no mention of Murdoch’s $5m donation)
[78] Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) partners: https://www.mcri.edu.au/corporate-partners
[79] News Corp, the Sunday Daily Telegraph 28th July 2019
[80] About National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance: NCRIS http://www.ncirs.org.au/about-us
[81] NCIRS Funding & Governance Statement April 2016 (has now been removed from their website):
[82] “Conflict of interest guidelines for clinical guidelines” Perspectives, MJA: https://www.mja.com.au/system/files/issues/195_08_171011/wil11130_fm.pdf
[83] The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/about-the-pbs#What_is_the_PBS
[84] The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Funding: https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/industry/listing/elements/fees-and-charges#Background-on-cost-recovery-for-PBS-and-NIP-listings
[85] PBAC Members: https://www.pbs.gov.au/info/industry/listing/participants/pbac
[86] Telethon Kids Institute, Member Peter Richmond: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/r/peter-richmond/
[87] Telethon Kids, Member Tom Snelling: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/s/tom-snelling/
[88] Telethonkids Investors: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/globalassets/media/documents/annual-reports/impact-report-2019.pdf Page 6
[89] Public Health Association Aust (PHAA) policy influence: https://www.phaa.net.au/advocacy-policy/how-we-influence-health-policy
[90] Public Health Association Aust (PHAA) 2021 conference funding: https://www.phaa.net.au/events/event/17th-national-immunisation-conference-2021
[91] Public Health Association Aust (PHAA) 2016 conference funding: https://www.phaa.net.au/documents/item/1540
[93] About the Therapeutic Goods Administration TGA: https://www.tga.gov.au/about-tga
[94] Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Funding: https://www.tga.gov.au/fees-and-payments
[95] Friends of Science (FSM) Members: https://www.scienceinmedicine.org.au/who-are-we/who-are-our-friends/our-friends/
[96] Friends of Science (FSM) affiliations: https://www.scienceinmedicine.org.au/who-are-we/who-are-our-friends/organizations/
[97] Members of Stop the AVN [SAVN] - Patrick Stokes, Submission at No Jab No Play Senate Inquiry 2015: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjO5pSlhtPqAhVnzjgGHYJdByAQFjADegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aph.gov.au%2FDocumentStore.ashx%3Fid%3D23a728c8-ebde-4f85-9b19-18ed4c175898%26subId%3D404408&usg=AOvVaw0QC_x0bnhd0IFMBEskSdYp
[98] Newscorp ownership: https://newscorp.com/leader/rupert-murdoch/
[101] Bill & Melinda Gates involved in vaccines since 1998: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/1998/12/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Childrens-Vaccine-Program
[102] Gates Foundation creates GAVI: https://www.gavi.org/investing-gavi/funding/donor-profiles/bill-melinda-gates-foundation
[103] GAVI partners: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about
[104] Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation purchase of pharma shares in 2002: http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/ivaningrilli/2003/09/22/bill_gates_and_big_pharma.htm
[105] Gates Foundation donates to companies they have shares in: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/bill-gates-foundation-philanthropy/
[106] Gates Foundation, Lead Vaccine Development, Penny Heaton: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2013/01/Dr-Penny-M-Heaton-Named-Director-Of-Vaccine-Development
[107] Gates Foundation, President, Trevor Mundel: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Leadership/Executive-Leadership-Team/Trevor-Mundel
[108] Gates Foundation, Executive Director, Tadataka Yamada: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2006/02/Tachi-Yamada-Selected-to-Lead-Global-Health-Program
[109] Gates Foundation, Chief Communications Officer, Kate James: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2009/10/Kate-James-Announced-as-Chief-Communications-Officer
[110] Establishment of GAVI: https://www.gavi.org/operating-model/gavis-partnership-model/bill-melinda-gates-foundation
[112] Global Vaccine Action Plan: https://www.who.int/immunization/global_vaccine_action_plan/GVAP_doc_2011_2020/en/
[113] The WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE): https://www.who.int/immunization/policy/sage/en/
[114] WHO Funding 2020: https://open.who.int/2020-21/contributors/contributor
WHO Funding 2018/2019: https://www.who.int/about/planning-finance-and-accountability/how-who-is-funded
[115] WHO COI Juhani Eskola https://www.bmj.com/content/340/bmj.c201
[116] NHMRC "Who we are": https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are
[117] Oxford University Case Study on MenB, Bexsero vaccine, Andrew Pollard: https://impact.ref.ac.uk/casestudies2/refservice.svc/GetCaseStudyPDF/15529
[118] Joint Committee Andrew Pollard on Vaccination and Immunisation: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation#membership
[119] Oxford Vaccine Group Andrew Pollard: https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/team/andrew-pollard
[120] Oxford Vaccine Group COI: https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/about
[121] Oxford University Financial Statements 2018/19: https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/field/field_document/Oxford%20University%2C%20Financial%20Statement%202018-19_0.pdf Page 81
[122] European Medicines Agency, Scientific Advisory Group of Vaccines: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/committes/working-parties-other-groups/chmp/scientific-advisory-group-vaccines
[123] European Medicines Agency, Scientific Advisory Group of Vaccines Stakeholders: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/partners-networks/pharmaceutical-industry
[124] AstraZeneca Oxford COVID-19 vaccine team, Andrew Pollard https://covid19vaccinetrial.co.uk/about
[125] NCIRS Board Members: http://www.ncirs.org.au/funding-and-governance/advisory-board
[126] Deputy Chief Health Officer of Victoria, Allen Cheng: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/paec/inquiries/article/4554
[127] Margie Danchin promoting COVID-19 vaccination: https://theconversation.com/covid-19-vaccines-could-go-to-children-first-to-protect-the-elderly-147899
[128] Transcript "No Jab, No Pay" Senate Inquiry Hearing in 2015: https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=COMMITTEES;id=committees%2Fcommsen%2Fe327464c-c3b0-4103-9cb9-6b0c56f2cc6d%2F0002;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Fcommsen%2Fe327464c-c3b0-4103-9cb9-6b0c56f2cc6d%2F0000%22
[129] Suspension of CSL's Fluvax Influenza vaccine: https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/seasonal-flu-vaccine-investigation-febrile-reactions-young-children-following-2010-seasonal-trivalent-influenza-vaccination
[130] Sarah Murdoch Board of Directors of MCRI: https://www.mcri.edu.au/news/murdoch-childrens-welcomes-sarah-murdoch-board
[131] NCIRS funding: https://www.ncirs.org.au/about-us/funding-and-governance
[132] President of Friends of Science: https://www.scienceinmedicine.org.au/welcome-message/
[133] NCIRS Scientific Advisory Committee: https://www.ncirs.org.au/funding-and-governance/scientific-advisory-committee
[134] Peter Doherty: https://www.doherty.edu.au/about/laureate-professor-peter-doherty
[135] Peter Richards co-author of WAIVE trial: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/our-research/reports-and-findings/2010/july/lessons-from-the-first-year-of-the-waive-study-investigating-the-protective-effect-of-influenza-vaccine/
[136] WAIVE Vaccine Trial conducted by Telethon Kids: https://infectiousdiseases.telethonkids.org.au/our-research/vaccine-trials-group/current-studies/waive/
[137] Previous Advisory Group of Experts for WHO Consultations on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines: https://proxy-redirect.netlify.app/influenza/vaccines/virus/temporary_advisors_home/en/
[138] Doherty Institute provides modelling for COVID-19 response: https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/covid-19-modelling-papers
[139] Doherty Institute COVID-19 Research team: https://www.doherty.edu.au/our-work/institute-themes/viral-infectious-diseases/covid-19/covid-19-research
[140] Allen Cheng at Alfred Health: https://www.alfredhealth.org.au/find-a-doctor/bio/dr-allen-cheng
[141] Katie Flanagan affiliated with Monash University: https://katieflanagan.net/profile
[142] Katie Flanagan grant funding: https://katieflanagan.net/research-grants
[143] Reset Australia: https://au.reset.tech/
[144] Reset Australia Coalition: https://au.reset.tech/resources/a-live-list-of-viral-covid-information/
[146] UNICEF supported by Pfizer: https://www.unicefusa.org/supporters/organizations/companies/partners/pfizer-inc
[147] Telethon Kids Institute, Co-Director: https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/b/christopher-blyth/
[149] Peter McIntyre ex-officio member of ATAGI: https://www.who.int/immunization/sage/meetings/bio_mcintyre/en/
[150] Paul Van Buynder speaks out against anit-vaxxers:
[151] APPRISE Research team: https://www.apprise.org.au/people/people-category/research-team/
[152] MCRI 2019 Annual Report: https://issuu.com/murdochchildrens/docs/mcri_annualreport2019
[153] Sky News acquired by Newscorp Australia: https://www.newscorpaustralia.com/brand/sky-news/
[154] Nine Entertainment Newspapers: https://www.nineforbrands.com.au/ad-specs/print-and-magazines/
[155] Sydney Morning Herald "Anti-vaxxer movement": https://www.smh.com.au/topic/anti-vaxxer-movement-1mnk
[156] AusVaxSafety: https://www.ausvaxsafety.org.au/about-us
[157] Sharing Knowledge About Immunisation (SKAI): https://ncirs.org.au/our-work/sharing-knowledge-about-immunisation
[159] AMA's President Dr Omar Khorshid: https://ama.com.au/about/board
[160] AMA's President Dr Omar Khorshid article on COVID vaccination: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/ama-president-omar-khorshid-on-australias-only-way-to-stay-covid-free/news-story/2003d28a98a48071616f7a26f0837486
[161] Peter Costello Chairman of Future Fund: https://www.futurefund.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are/board-of-guardians
[162] Prof David Isaac - "Introducing a new group B meningococcus vaccine" https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1136/bmj.g2415
