Originally Posted by
Grumpy retiree
We should open up ASAP now that everybody has had the opportunity to be vaccinated.and let Covid rip.
And that's the issue. The difference between available and actually being able to get it in your arm. The vaccines are only just starting to arrive in the regions now.
I don't believe there are that many antivaxers, 1 or 2 percent at best. There are plenty of anti mandate, I am one of them. If we are going to mandate it do it right at government level, "everybody". It's not up to business and our employees to police it, nor will we.
Somebody mentioned something about trolling when it was said that there are ICU staff unvaccinated. That's a fact, about a third of them in SA and WA, because they have been infected and suffer long covid during the VIC campaign and their position still stands, they won't be getting infected a second time. 1 in 3 and 1 in 6 severe.
It's also important to see how NSW manages, it has double the ICU capacity and resources of any other state, if it is overwhelmed, we certainly will be.