"Dr. Rosenthal Creates Parents' Panic Against Vaccines" | Israel Today

This is what a member of the committee that discussed the complaint against the doctor said: • Demand: information to doctors about corona vaccines • Dr. Rosenthal's lawyer: "Strongly rejects the accusations against him."

• Fear of vaccines?

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  Joshua Joseph

"I see in all of Dr. Haim Rosenthal's publications that they seemingly create an inexplicable panic and fear of vaccines, as if he has vaccine substitutes by homeopathic remedies.

It is a distribution of undefined fear, which causes people not to vaccinate their children.

He writes on his website that vaccines are dangerous and can cause severe damage.

He writes that it is a dangerous thing, and it frightens the parents and the children. "

This is according to Prof. Yosef Elidan, a member of the committee that discussed the unprecedented disciplinary complaint in the health system that was filed against the doctor.

The doctor is accused of publishing and disseminating false, incorrect and misleading information about the dangers of vaccines, thus causing danger to public health in Israel as it leads to public intimidation and avoidance of vaccines against infectious diseases in children and adults.

This is what Israel Today has learned.

The complaint, which was revealed on Monday in "Israel Today", was filed in February this year by Prof. Itamar Grotto, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health, against Dr. Haim Rosenthal.

As mentioned, the harsh words about Dr. Rosenthal at the hearing in the complaint on October 26, said Prof. Elidan, who headed the ENT department at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.

The Disciplinary Committee also includes Dr. Yossi Bar, Director of the Risk Management Unit at the Assaf Harofeh Government Hospital in Tzrifin, and Adv. Linda Shapir.

The complaint was submitted based on a report of a committee of inquiry submitted to the Ministry of Health in May 2019, and it has now been learned that the complaint was submitted to the Ministry of Health by Madat - for Informed Health, which is the main public body in Israel. Yesterday, Madata CEO Adva Lotan contacted Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price, head of the public health services at the Ministry of Health, and warned that "any incident of a change in the vaccination routine or the introduction of a new vaccine, which brought with them legitimate concerns and questions, was exploited by The movement to oppose vaccines to spread anti-propaganda and to increase hesitation about vaccines in general.

Therefore, proper preparation for propaganda for corona vaccines is essential for achieving a high level of immunity to corona in the population, while preventing harm to the response to routine vaccines. "

Lotan wrote that "the state must provide a comprehensive and detailed information, which allows everyone to make the decision to get vaccinated on the basis of scientific evidence, reliable information and response to concerns."

She stressed that there is great importance in focusing on explaining the safety and efficacy of corona vaccines to the medical staff themselves as well, as "they have the greatest impact on vaccine hesitation."

She added that "there is a critical need for maximum transparency of the Ministry of Health, accessible information on vaccines, publication of decisions regarding population preference, reporting of side effects, if any, and publication of immunization rates by sectors and regions."

Advocate Bombach stated on behalf of Dr. Rosenthal in response to the complaint that he vehemently rejects all charges against him, and that Dr. Rosenthal acts in accordance with the Patient Rights Act, both in providing an additional opinion and in fulfilling his duty to disclose to the patient the risks involved in treatment, including I wish, in accordance with the informed consent procedure in the law. "