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Stephanie Frances Bailey, more commonly known by the Australian Registered Business Name Stephanie Messenger,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbnHistory.aspx?abn=24069042713 )〕 is an anti-vaccination activist, lecturer and author from Brisbane, Australia who believes her son was killed by vaccination.〔 She writes children's books focusing on health and social issues, her most noteworthy being ''Melanie's Marvelous Measles'' which was published in 2012 but received considerable media attention after the Disneyland measles outbreak in 2014. Messenger organized a 2015 lecture tour of Australia for fellow anti-vaxer Sherri Tenpenny. The tour was cancelled due to public outcry over the anti-vaccination stance of the tour, which ran counter to established scientific consensus. ==Child's death== On her website, Messenger chronicles the journey in the death of her son, and why she is an outspoken opponent of vaccines. She stated that she knew nothing about vaccines and only got them for her son because the doctor recommended it. Her 8-week old son had always been happy and calm, but became extremely upset immediately after his first vaccination shot, the doctor when asked said that this was normal behavior. The next day he was back to normal and she waited for his 4-month visit which included more vaccination shots. After this he vomited which Messenger claims he had never done before. The doctor suggested stopping breast-feeding and switch to juice which she did. The next day he started having seizures and convulsions. After months of testing by specialists the doctors concluded he had a genetic condition called Alexander's disease. They warned her against having more children. Messenger states that her son did not progress past a 4-month old's development even when he was one year old. She concluded that because of the timing of the vaccinations, the baby's reactions and other parents' stories it was the vaccine that killed him and not a genetic disease. She has since stated that there is a conspiracy with pharmaceutical companies and the medical community to cover-up vaccine related problems, because of financial incentives. She feels like she was lied to by the doctors and believes parents should have all the information about vaccinations in order for the parent to make good decisions. Messenger's son died soon after his first birthday, she says about his death, "Vaccination killed him, I have no doubt. If he crawled under the sink and drank the same poisonous concoction of heavy metals, formaldehyde, foreign proteins, multiple viruses and a host of other toxins, the emergency room would have called it poisoning. Because it was injected into his body, it’s called ’a coincidence’!"〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://naturematters.info/ )〕 The ''Herald Sun'' is concerned with Messenger's influence on the public. They state that her claims are not based on science and she never offers proof of her claims or names of doctors that support her. Messenger states that her three remaining children are unvaccinated and are very healthy, she claims sunshine and healthy food will protect them, but the ''Herald Sun'' says "She also argues that her unvaccinated children have never had any serious illnesses. I wonder if she realises this is because vaccination programs (of which she refuses to be a part) have eradicated many diseases that claimed so many lives in the past. Her children are also benefiting from the sensible precautions taken by the rest of us."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephanie Messenger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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