Pictured: Celebrity chef Pete Evans 


Pete Evans has urged his fans to question mandatory vaccinations in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The celebrity chef was released from his contract at Channel 7 following a spate of controversial and often dangerous statements - mostly relating to coronavirus conspiracy theories.

On Monday, he urged his Instagram followers to sign a petition demanding the government backtrack on legislation which orders visitors, staff and contractors receive the flu jab before visiting nursing homes.  

Some of Australia's largest COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred in aged care facilities, including Newmarch House in western Sydney, where 89 residents were infected and 무료 웹툰 사이트 18 died. 

Despite the strongly worded post, Evans insisted he was not an 'anti-vaxxer', and has previously argued he is simply 'pro-choice'. 

Vaccinations are vital to reducing the spread of preventable diseases, and any suggestion otherwise flies in the face of science and the advice of medical experts around the globe.

But the petition Evans is promoting claims the flu vaccine has not been vetted 'for the potential to cause cancer, genetic mutations, and fertility impairment'.

It also alleges the elderly, and anybody who wishes to see or work with them, are being 'coerced to take part in a medical experiment'. 






On Monday, Evans urged his Instagram followers to sign a petition demanding the government backtrack on legislation which orders visitors, staff and contractors receive the flu jab before visiting nursing homes from May 1







Some of Australia's largest COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred in aged care facilities, including Newmarch House in western Sydney, where 89 residents were infected and 18 died


Evans signed the petition himself and urged his followers to do the same.  

'URGENT: I have been sent so many messages about this subject in the last few days and heard such heart breaking stories,' he wrote on Instagram. 

'If you feel it in your heart to say what you feel, then a petition has been released with Federal parliament to stop the mandatory injection for nursing home visitors.

'There are apparently studies linking the flu injection to an increased possibility of other illnesses... This petition is really important, and is something federal members and cabinet have to regard.' 

The mandatory vaccinations inside aged care facilities were introduced from May 1 following a spate of coronavirus clusters in nursing homes throughout the nation.

Elderly people are considered more vulnerable to the deadly respiratory infection, and the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee recommended visitors and staff be vaccinated against the flu to help protect residents. 

The former My Kitchen Rules judge has been widely criticised - by former fans and experts alike - for spruiking dangerous conspiracy theories relating to the virus.

Evans was also recently fined $25,200 for promoting a lamp he claimed could help treat coronavirus.  

But friends and former colleagues are standing by him, including health and fitness guru Michelle Bridges.






The petition states the medication has not been vetted 'for the potential to cause cancer, genetic mutations, and fertility impairment.' It also alleges the elderly, and anybody who wishes to see or work with them, are being 'coerced to take part in a medical experiment'







Pete Evans (pictured with wife Nicola) recently took to social media to slam mainstream media







Evans posted this image to his Instagram on Monday night, urging his followers to sign the petition against mandatory vaccinations. The post was 'liked' by actress Isabel Lucas, who has also been vocal about not supporting mandatory vaccinations


The former Biggest Loser trainer, 49, said on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday that Pete was just being his authentic self and Australia 'needs more of that'.

'I love the fact Pete Evans is who he is, and he's not afraid to be who he is,' Michelle said. 

Radio host Jackie 'O' Henderson had brought up the topic of Pete, saying: 'I feel a little sorry for him. The media makes him look like this crazy loon, but he's not at all.






Dr Harry Nespolon (pictured), President of the Royal Australian College of GPs, is concerned about the mental well-being of celebrity chef Pete Evans


'He's looking at alternatives, but they really are going so hard hard on him. I think it's really unfair.'

Evans, a paleo-diet enthusiast, has refused to socially distance from his family and questioned 'mainstream media' over its reporting of the COVID-19 crisis. 

Dr Harry Nespolon, President of the Royal Australian College of GPs, suggested Evans should seek medical help following his recent online ramblings. 

'I'd really be a little bit keen to make sure that Pete is actually with his family or with someone else,' Dr Nespolon told Ben Fordham on his 2GB radio program.

'If he really is in trouble, dare I say, he should make an appointment with his GP and I'm really quite serious about that.'

Following a dive in Seven's My Kitchen Rules ratings, Evans parted ways with the program last week after 11 seasons as a judge on the reality show.






Pete Evans (pictured) has taken to social media in recent weeks with bizarre coronavirus-related rants



















Comments on Mr Evan's lengthy and divisive Instagram post were later limited







The extraordinary rant was captioned on a US President Donald Trump meme shared by Mr Evans


Dr Nespolon said losing the $800,000-a-year gig could be having an effect on his mental state.

'It doesn't matter what he has done in the past, it really is important that we do take care of him and that we reach out to him if there is a problem,' he said.

'He has just lost his job, or he has resigned from his job. That is a very stressful thing to have happened.

'I don't know Pete Evans, I don't know his family so this is just pure speculation but it really is one of the oddest things I have ever read.' 

Dr Nespolon also warned Australians against taking health advice on coronavirus from anyone who is not a medical or health professional.

'If people actually follow what he [Pete Evans] has been promoting in the past - look for activated almonds it really doesn't matter - but when it comes to giving people the view that they might be protected from the COVID-19 virus that can potentially be a real problem,' he said.






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