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Anti-vaxxers are revelling in the AstraZeneca rollout confusion
The Queensland government s stoush with Scott Morrison over AstraZeneca has given anti-vaxxers ammunition in their war against public health.
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Anti-vaccine activists and public figures are seizing confusion about the AstraZeneca vaccine rollout to sow further discord and vaccine hesitancy among Australians.
On Wednesday the Queensland government led the charge against a late-night announcement by the prime minister which suggested Australians of all ages could access the AstraZeneca vaccine and their doctors would be protected by a federal government indemnity scheme should any side effects occur.
“I do not want under-40s to get AstraZeneca,” Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young told a press conference. “I don’t want an 18-year-old in Queensland dying from a clotting illness.”
Alexis Carey Prof Kelly said it wasn t necessary to take a day off after the second jab as the vast majority of people tolerate the vaccine very well . He said while there might be some local symptoms at the vaccine site, or some mild short-lived side effects like a headache, they won t be too bad for most of us. PM, Prof Murphy vow to get jab Alexis Carey Prof Murphy said he would be lining up with great enthusiasm to get the coronavirus vaccine, while Mr Morrison said he would happily get the jab. I think it s very important that I personally get it to show that this is something we should do, Mr Morrison said.
The acting prime minister of Australia has given party colleagues and extremist warriors a licence to lie. In doing so, Michael McCormack has turned his one-week fill-in for a vacationing Scott Morrison into a crisis of credibility which could affect all in the Coalition and the conservative branch of politics. He did this with his argument that truth is negotiable, a line that evoked former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway’s infamous line about.