TV: Safety measures and scare stories

Journalists itch for sensation, whether they work for red-tops or papers of record

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Journalists itch for sensation, whether they work for red-tops or papers of record. And they have plenty of major reference points on their moral compass when it comes to health stories about the unintended effects of pharmaceutical drugs and vaccinations.

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