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Anti-vaccination advert goes viral as billboard owner concedes error

on Oct 19, 2018 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

An inflammatory anti-vaccination billboard advertisement in New Zealand has come to global attention after the company which installed the display, Ad-Vantage Media, admitted it should never have gone up.

The simple proclamation depicted a man holding a baby alongside the message: “If you knew the ingredients in a vaccine, would you RISK it? More detail was provided beyond a web link to the body behind the claim, Warnings About Vaccine Expectations (WAVE).

Erected alongside an off ramp overlooking Auckland’s Southern Motorway the words drew 140 complaints from passing motorists on the first morning that it appeared, before being Read full story ›

Source: The Drum