Summary: <a href="https://twitter.com/fionapettit71" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Fiona O’Leary</a> is the mother of five children, two of whom are on the autistic spectrum. She was a <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-33079776" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">witness in the prosecution that</a> led to the <a href="http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1027/827423-patrick-merlehan-court/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">conviction of Patrick Merlehan</a> for selling <a href="http://fionao71.tumblr.com/post/130547461989/the-truth-behind-quack-autism-treatments-and-the" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">unlicensed and dangerous medicines</a>.<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/rikomrnk" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Riko Muranaka</a> is a <a href="http://www.rikomuranaka.com/articles/category/articles" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Japanese journalist</a> and medical doctor. She is a specialist in infectious diseases. Her work has appeared in many publications including the <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/stopping-the-spread-of-japans-antivaccine-panic-1480006636" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Wall Street Journal.</a><br> This is <a href="http://www.rte.ie/player/gb/show/prime-time-extras-30003379/10654255/" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">RTÉ’s Prime Time</a> programme on REGRET, and the <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/anti-hpv-vaccine-campaign-will-cause-40-deaths-o-connell-1.2862677" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">Irish Times’ report</a> on the likely effects of the vaccine scare.<br> <a href="https://www.hpra.ie/homepage/about-us/report-an-issue/human-adverse-reaction-form" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">This is the form on the HPRA website</a> where anyone can report an adverse reaction for any drug of vaccine. This is the <a href="http://blog.hereshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Regret-GoFundme.png" target="_blank" data-wpel-link="internal">claim on Regret’s GoFundMe</a> page that their group represents 200 girls who are on 24-hour suicide watch.<br> There are examples <a href="http://blog.hereshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/kiva-change2.png" target="_blank" data-wpel-link="internal">here</a>, <a href="http://blog.hereshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/kiva-change.png" target="_blank" data-wpel-link="internal">here</a> and <a href="http://blog.hereshow.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/anna-cannon-change.png" target="_blank" data-wpel-link="internal">here</a> of abusive comments on social media against Fiona O’Leary in the names of Regret activists. I have contacted the people identified as having written the comments to ask if they were indeed the authors; they have not responded.<br>
