Scott Morrison rebukes George Christensen for ‘dangerous messages’ on vaccinating children

Prime minister, who has denied it's hypocritical to deport Novak Djokovic while government MPs spread misinformation, says Covid vaccinations save lives'

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Scott Morrison has urged parents to ignore the dangerous messages" of government MP George Christensen who suggested children should not get vaccinated against Covid.

The prime minister on Tuesday rebuked the controversial Nationals MP and called on parents to instead listen to the world's best regulators".

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