Petition calling for immediate suspension of Covid vaccines lodged with Woollahra Council

A deputy mayor from Sydney’s east has apologised for dismissing a petition, calling for the immediate suspension of two Covid vaccines, as “silly conspiracy theory stuff”.

A deputy mayor from Sydney’s east has apologised after dismissing a petition, calling for two Covid vaccines to be “immediately suspended”, as “silly conspiracy theory stuff”.

The petition, lodged with Woollahra Council last week, calls for the banning of Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines amid claims they are “contaminated with human DNA” and could lead to cancer, blood clots and neurological issues.

Organised by journalist Alison Bevege and signed by 10 people, the petition urges the council to write to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, along with “every registered health practitioner and medical clinic within (the) Woollahra (local government area)”, to express their concerns.

It will remain before Woollahra Council for 14 days before being “referred to the relevant council department for consideration”, council papers state.

During Monday’s meeting, Woollahra deputy mayor Sean Carmichael asked if councillors could “choose whether to accept the petition or not”, before describing it as “silly conspiracy theory stuff” in a text to Ms Bevege.

Petition organiser Alison Bevege.

Cr Carmichael has since apologised, telling this masthead it was a “guttural response” and he supports “the democratic right to be heard”.

“People have a democratic right to be heard,” he said.

“I might have my views on this, but a petition is like an email in that anyone has the right send it or submit one.”

The petition calls for the banning of Covid vaccines in Sydney’s east.

Head petitioner Ms Bevege, an independent journalist, said she “absolutely” believed the jabs should be pulled.

“Everyone knows the shots have caused problems, and they are concerned about the safety and the fact that they are still on the market without proper scrutiny,” she said.

Ms Bevege, who is working on a book about the “Covid gene-vaccine scandal”, said two of the signatories were residents who had been “touched” by the adverse effects of vaccines.

She claimed they included a grandmother suffering from “a rash which will not go away”, and a mother whose teenage son was “traumatised” and “can never play high-impact sport again after being hospitalised with myocarditis”.

Ms Bevege’s petition relies on the report of Canadian virologist David Speicher, who claimed the vaccines were “contaminated with excessive levels of human DNA, left over from the manufacturing process”.

Western Australia’s Port Hedland Council used the same report, which has been spruiked by federal independent MP Russell Broadbent, to pass a similar motion calling for the jabs to be scrapped.

Woollahra deputy mayor Sean Carmichael.

Thay motion sparked a rift between the council and WA Premier Roger Cook, who told councillors they should “stick to their knitting”.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has spoken against against Dr Speicher’s report, which is yet to be peer reviewed, warning in a statement it is “neither robust or reliable” and saying it “lacks scientific rigour”.

“While the TGA welcomes and constantly reviews the latest scientific evidence about the safety of vaccines and other biotechnology products, these recent studies fail to apply the required scientific rigour expected in pharmaceutical testing,” the statement said.

“As such, the results are not robust or reliable, and are creating confusion and concern regarding the safety of vaccines.”

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