Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
Deputy PM at some presser again today saying ‘it’s not a race’
FFS make it a race!
The finish line is after the next election date. Constitutionally it has to be by May 2022. Politically when the polls are in the government's favour. They won't make any change on the border until after the election as the country wants to feel "protected" and even if it seeps in and just a very few unvaccinated elderly die then the media will go to town on them. It's a consequence of a zero Covid strategy.
We lockdown and close borders to protect the vulnerable until the vaccine arrived but here's where I draw the line:
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said 53 of the 76 residents at the home had consented to be vaccinated.
Arcare Maidstone aged care worker tests positive - ABC News
If 30% of aged care residents do not consent to be vaccinated then it's their problem.
The logical solution would be to open up after every over 50 has had access to the vaccine. Of course a few elderly would die and the media would explode in fear so the government does SFA.