HOW MELINDA MESSENGER SPARKED THE HPV-VACCINE ROW

The former glamour girl was slammed for her controversial opinion on the vaccines

Melinda Messenger was accused of scare-mongering after revealing she would not be giving her teenage daughter the HPV vaccines.

The TV personality revealed her strong views on This Morning in 2016 and was criticised by the show’s resident doctor Dr Christ Steele.

Melinda expressed her concern over her daughter, Evie, 13, having the jabs following a link between the vaccines and a range of chronic illnesses.

Viewers branded her decision ‘irresponsible’ and Melinda said hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were overly hostile towards her, both on and off stage.

It is believed there was an attempt by the UK Public Health Association to ban her from even appearing on the programme.



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