Originally Posted by
mikewil
Funny how being "fully vaccinated" was so important 3 months ago when the Australian government created an absolute circus over Novak Djokovic and the huge risk he posed to the Australian community if they let him in.
And 3 months later....all international arrivals are no longer required to be vaccinated, nor quarantine on arrival. Funny how the so called "expert medical" advice can change so drastically in the blink of an eye.
I regret getting my Pfizer jabs too as I have had intermittent chest pain since being vaccinated (as have many others that I know personally).
I don't believe it's overly funny. On your first point, it wasn't so much personal risk from the Joker. It was the public perception. At the time there were enforced restrictions at the border. If they let one person, particularly a celebrity, there would have been anarchy.
As for your second point, again not overly funny (I sense you have a warped sense of humour). The expert medical advice is dynamic. Public health is all about risk management. That's why the entire world didn't go into lockdown with so many more deadly diseases (think Ebola). At the time of Delta and high case-fatality, governments needed to be seen as doing something to minimise this ratio. Border restrictions and lockdowns, as well as personal protective measures were utlised and worked. The stats speak for themselves. As soon as that risk-benefit alters, so should and does the protective measures including removing the border restrictions. Thankfully now with greater immunity through either infection or vaccination, the disease severity has decreased, along with the pathogenicity of the the virus (eg. infects upper respiratory tract vs lower etc).
As for your last comment. For the upteenth time, it's not about you. It's about society. I'm assuming your wait for your 'cleared for takeoff' instruction before actually pushing those thrust levers forward. Why? Because if you blatantly ignored their (ATC) instructions, bad things happen to not just you but the 170 sitting behind your paddle-pop opening door, as well as the 170 plus you could collide with. My point is you follow the law with mandated policies for safety and minimisation of risk. It's the same with vaccines. Hospitals introduced Hep B, MMR, Varicella, Influenza vaccines (mandatory) to protect the provider, but more importantly the patients. It's not a conspiracy of the government or pharmaceutical companies to make more money. I didn't see Scomo retreating his arm as the cameras closed in on his biceps. Public good. Now I'm off to deliver food to the door of my son who has covid and thankfully a mild case in all likelyhood because he was vaccinated.