Government's COVID response

BRILLIANTLY SAID... and this is why I have called our Prime Minister 'SLO-MO'.

 

Talks of multple $1m lotteries with an entry for every jab.

Sign me up, those idiots protesting would be the first to try to win the million.

 

One point I will give to the governments is that the science has indeed continued to evolve and better information became available, but to be able to deliver that nuance to an entire population is virtually impossible - even members on this forum love to cherry pick sound bites and say "SEE! I TOLD YOU THEY WERE LYING".

It would be great if politicians didnt have to big note themselves and never admit to having made a error in hindsight, perhaps if the public allowed them that, we wouldn't have such narrow perspectives in parliament?

 

I hear many including Turnbull criticising the Government for not buying enough vaccines and that being the cause of the lockdowns etc.

Is this a bit of a fib - because at no point did Australia not have ample vaccine - we just did not have the particular one people wanted, Pfizer. The Astrazeneca was always in ample supply. It was even manufactured in Aust. I doubt the poor Polish new that when they gave/sold us some of their own Pfizer.

 

I am hearing AZ quite long lasting.

Also know one person who wishes they had AZ not pfizer ( lived experience with side effects )

..... when all is said and done the baby boomer resistance to pfizer is the real culprit!!

 

This is the link to the ATAGI Statement of 8 April 2021 where it recommended Pfizer for those under 50 years of age.

ATAGI statement on AstraZeneca vaccine in response to new vaccine safety concerns

It states very clearly (bolding is mine)

• The AstraZeneca vaccine is highly effective at reducing the risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19 across all adult age groups. At the present time, the AstraZeneca vaccine is the only vaccine option for reducing this risk for many Australians, since the global availability of alternative vaccines is highly constrained.
• ATAGI recognises this safety concern will likely impact on confidence in being vaccinated with AstraZeneca vaccine in all age groups.
• Until the Government can increase supply of COVID-19 vaccines other than AstraZeneca, overall coverage under Australia's COVID-19 vaccine program will likely be reduced. This will likely impact the time frame to which the Australian population is protected against COVID-19.
• In the short term, delays in vaccine uptake increase the vulnerability of the Australian population to outbreaks of COVID-19 and the attendant risk of death and serious morbidity, especially among older Australians.

The advisory group are clinicians and make recommendations based on clinical evidence available at the time. Where new clinical evidence is received, it is assessed and the advice may alter as a consequence. The advice above was when there was no Covid outbreak as subsequently occurred.

I consider various public individuals mashed the advice they received causing angst about AstraZeneca. They should have known better and nuanced the message in a more measured way. I know where I am pointing the finger of blame and it isn't towards clinicians as some are attempting to do.

 

Glad to hear that is happening.

Coronavirus Australia: Older Australians, especially older women, most concerned about COVID vaccines

My understanding of boomers is those born after the war (1945-1964) which would make them all in the over 55s group now. To be honest i think they might be mostly over 60.

They do seem to be the trickiest group ......

 

Fixed it for you. No need to thank me.

 

The report simply identifies the older demographic as having hesitancy and resistance......so I know u said it wasn't the boomers but ..... well ...... it was.

The derailing of the program was when there was plenty of AZ, and the boomers were hesitant. Young were happy to, but not able to vaccinate.

This is something that happened, whether u feel 4 months ago matter's or not is a different question.

The report says boomers were hesitant. I understand why u wouldn't want to read that report, much less pay to read it. I read it and didn't pay.

What's the issue with calling out boomers?

I thought it was a national pass time.

 

But I like it 'cause it's all about me!

 

Derailing of the program started when the media was going hyper about the clot risks, and uninformed'ly raving on about vaccine deaths, from the AZ

 

Weeelll, when access to AZ was opened up to younger people, and Pfizer was still in short supply, many sought it out.
'It's been really confusing': We spoke to seven under-40 Aussies who sought the jab yesterday