You can highlight and copy them and paste them into your favorite word processor to customize and e-mail or post. We have avoided footnotes to keep the material readable and informal. However, we have used facts we can prove if questioned. If you add to the material, please use facts you can prove with documentation. Sample Letter to Media Adapted to be sent to both local and national print and broadcast media.
Many stories done by the media read or sound like drug company press releases.
Many parents lose their pediatricians the minute they refuse vaccines. Still others are talked into vaccinating after the doctor briefly touches on the parent's concerns. Although a tremendous amount of evidence exists questioning both the efficacy and safety of vaccines, the parent is usually at a psychological and professional disadvantage in the doctor's office. A face to face confrontation, however, generally makes for a hostile situation, because many doctors refuse to bend when confronted. This letter aims to state some important facts plainly.