Sir lastnail wrote on Nov 5
th, 2022 at 9:04pm:
Well, as far as the COVID vaccines are concerned, you ARE an anti-vaxxer.
We're not talking about measles, or any other communicable virus. You're
against subjecting yourself to this vaccination. QED.
(Merriam-Webster defines "anti-vaxxer" as a person who opposes the use of
some or all vaccines, regulations mandating vaccination, or usually both.)
So...
I agree with this definition, as the formal and extended definition of an "anti-vaxxer". But I was referring to the general and the more informal definition of the word. This definition simply states that "anti-vaxxers" are against ALL vaccines, and all forced/mandatory vaccinations. But this is NOT an argument over semantics, is it? I think most people would agree, that if you are "anti" something, that you are against that something. This is simply a convenient media label that is more adjunct than relevant.
Before vaccines were available, there were no coid-19 "anti-vaxxers". When vaccines became available and un-mandated, there were no covid-19 anti-vaxxers. But once the government told people that they couldn't work, couldn't shop, couldn't eat in restaurants, or couldn't travel interstate, unless they had proof that they were vaccinated or uninfected, then people began protesting. Why do you think they were protesting? Do you really think that they were protesting against the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines? Or, was it the loss of their freedoms?
They protested against being forced to be injected(My Body, My Choice!) with this vaccine. They were also against all medical mandates, lockdowns, and the criminalization of their non-compliance with health orders. So, the media labeled them as "ANTI-VAXXERS". NOT "PRO-CHOICERS". Not as people trying to defend their right to make their own medical decisions.
But, calling them Defenders of the Right of Choice, just wouldn't give the media the optics they wanted. So, they blanketed them with another nonsense label, "Anti-Vaxxers". This way, people would simply ignore their real cause and purpose. And, would focus only on the media's tag. Bad optics averted!
Again, how much of your freedoms are you willing to give-up to the government, to save you from a flu virus less lethal than the measles?? How many freedoms of other Australians are you willing to sacrifice, to save them from this virus?? How many businesses and lives of your fellow Australians, are you willing to let the government destroy, just for the greater good?
Sir lastnail wrote on Nov 5
th, 2022 at 9:04pm:
According to data published in Scientific American, 7 June this year, the
death rate of unvaccinated individuals was 1.71/100,000 whilst the death
rate for the vaccinated was 0.22/100,000.
I have no idea what these results from another country have to do with Australia. You're becoming just a victim of your own confirmation bias. You keep ignoring the obvious elephant in the room. Namely, that NO VACCINATED PERSON IS SUPPOSE TO DIE AT ALL!
Why are vaccinated people dying? Could it be that their immune system is being compromised, or is under/over preforming? Could there be other factors that also affect these mortalities? Other than if they are vaccinated or not?
Just think a minute. If over 95% of the Australian population is vaccinated, then one would expect the majority of people dying with/from this virus, would be from those vaccinated. This is exactly what we are seeing today. You can't just rationalize or dismiss this fact.
You can't just creatively use the data from other countries, without also providing some relevance and context. Nor, can you use a guy from another country, who initially
refused treatment because of his religious beliefs, and then claim that his death was caused by his own skepticism.
We are told, that this virus spreads mainly when we sneeze, cough, spit, etc. These symptoms are examples of our immune response trying to get rid of the virus. We even wear masks to reduce this spread. Yet now we are claiming, that anyone who does NOT exhibit these symptoms can also spread this virus. Other than some viral shedding, exactly how do asymptomatic carriers(have no symptoms throughout infection) spread this virus
asymptomatically?
This was simply a ploy to infer that everyone in Australia can be unknowingly infected. And that they also must be vaccinated. Just to be safe. But the daily testing have proven that over 90% of Australians have tested NEGATIVE to this virus. Even our pets weren't safe from becoming the next vaccine candidates. Until the Vets stepped in to stop it. But no one stopped our very young from being exploited.
I also agree with you, that the risk of any adverse events associated with this vaccine, is negligible. But, if you are NOT in any of the high risk categories, then this risk is just an unnecessary risk.
This is NOT an Ebola or Rabies pandemic. This is NOT a state of war, a massive bushfire or gas leak, or even a dangerous weather anomaly. This is a flu virus with a mortality rate of around 1%. Which hasn't changed in almost 3 years. Regardless of how serious the media tries to spin this virus, the stats just don't support their spin. This is just theatre, and a lot of smoke and mirrors.