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People have voiced their anger over a graphic COVID-19 advertisement airing on Sydney television screens that seems to encourage young people to get vaccinated when many are still unable to.
In the short federal government-funded TV ad, a young woman on a ventilator struggles to breathe in a hospital bed as her heart monitor beeps.
She slowly makes eye contact with the camera and gasps for air as a message reads: COVID-19 can affect anyone. Stay home. Get tested. Book your vaccination.
Here’s the Government ad which will run in Sydney tonight. #COVID19nsw#COVID19
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said the Australian government had specifically commissioned the ad because of the intensifying outbreak in NSW.
Outrage over Australian government s graphic Covid-19 ad Mon, 12 Jul 2021, 2:11PM
A confronting ad about the effects of Covid-19 is being aired in Sydney during the Delta strain outbreak. Photo / Supplied
Outrage over Australian government s graphic Covid-19 ad Mon, 12 Jul 2021, 2:11PM
Australians have reacted with outrage at the release of a confronting new advertisement warning about the dangers of Covid-19.
The government is set to roll out the shocking 30-second clip, which shows a terrified young woman struggling to breathe on a ventilator, on free-to-air television across the nation from Sunday night.
A preview of the ad immediately attracted a public backlash, with many taking to social media to call for it to be ditched.
Aussie Government Sparks Fury Over Graphic And Confronting Covid-19 Ad
Stewart Perrie
22:00, 11 July 2021 BST
The Australian government has copped backlash for publishing a confronting and graphic advertisement about the symptoms of coronavirus.
As Greater Sydney comes to grips with a second major lockdown since the pandemic began, authorities have been warning everyone to heed the stay-at-home orders.
The number of cases has been rising dramatically each day and officials have revealed people as young as teenagers have been admitted to ICU to help them battle the virus.
To further drive home the requirement to stay at home to stay safe, an ad has been published for Sydney residents and it s making viewers feel very uncomfortable.
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