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Meanwhile the earliest appointment to get the Pfizer vaccine in the area I work in (Western Sydney ) is November, because of our Prime Minister's incompetence.
by Ice_cream_suit 5y ago
Meanwhile the earliest appointment to get the Pfizer vaccine in the area I work in (Western Sydney ) is November, because of our Prime Minister's incompetence.
( Pfizer Vaccine: Risk of myocarditis 55 - 450 / 1000,000 )
The AstraZeneca vaccine is available tomorrow, but the Prime Minister's flip flopping messaging means that laypeople are terrified that they will get blood clots and so refuse to have the vaccine. The PM's vacuous and incompetent messaging has even managed to get some physician collegues of mine terrified of this insignificant risk.
( AstraZeneca Vaccine: Risk of thrombotic thrombocytopenic syndrome with cerebral venous thrombosis 33 / 1000,000 )
We have an election coming up soon and our politicians are desperate to impress the median voter. That is why we have ridiculous stunts like this.
Even worse, some of our politicians are still distributing COVID denial and vaccine denial pamphlets, in order to attract votes from the lower end of the bell curve.
See: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/30/clive-palmer-disregards-tga-call-to-stop-spreading-misleading-vaccine-material https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/30/clive...
Clive Palmer disregards TGA call to stop spreading misleading vaccine material
"Clive Palmer is defying a call from the Therapeutic Goods Administration to stop spreading “misleading information” as his new pamphlet containing disputed claims about the impact of vaccinations is being distributed across the country, including to residents in greater Sydney.
It quotes figures published by the TGA on post-vaccination deaths and adverse reactions out of context, criticises the body for not ceasing the vaccine rollout, claims there is no pandemic in Australia, and accuses the TGA and the government of spreading misleading information.
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- jeofken 5y ago> …some of our politicians are still distributing COVID denial and vaccine denial pamphlets, in order to attract votes from the lower end of the bell curve. I assume you’re referencing to IQ and The Bell Curve (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve). Can you show any correlation between intelligence and being sceptical to the COVID-19 vaccines?
- jackvalentine 5y agoDon’t do that. Don’t equate anti-vax and enlightened skepticism. They’re not the same thing.
- throwawaysea 5y ago> We have an election coming up soon and our politicians are desperate to impress the median voter. I am not familiar with Australian politics but isn’t an authoritarian move like deploying the military unlikely to land well on the median voter, especially considering they are probably COVID-weary by now? Could you explain the voter sentiment that might see this as a positive?