greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 27
th, 2023 at 2:26pm:
Lisa Jones wrote on Jun 27
th, 2023 at 12:54pm:
Carl D wrote on Jun 27
th, 2023 at 12:13pm:
I had 2 AstraZeneca Covid vaccinations 2 years ago and all I had was a sore arm for a few days after the first one.
This was discussed here in another thread a few months back (might have been one of Sir Nail's) but the AstraZeneca vaccine has not been banned in Australia - the remaining stock of AZ had reached their expiry date and newer more effective vaccines (against the latest Covid variants) have since been developed.
No that’s not true Carl.
Back in 2021 (remember we’re in 2023 now) ...many countries had banned the use of AstraZeneca.
It wasn't
banned.
The roll-out of the vaccine was
suspended.
Ok. Let’s take a closer look at these 2 words.
Let me illustrate my point by way of example.
Remember school? Do you remember those idiots who always sat at the back of the class and mucked up every day and who couldn’t give a toss about abiding by the rules? They faced being suspended or getting expelled/banned. And they sometimes were.
Either way ... they were marked and they stood out for all the wrong reasons.
Likewise the AstraZeneca vaccine was marked and yes it also stood out (internationally) for all the wrong reasons.
If you’re the Prime Minister of Australia you are in a position of authority AND trust. There is an expectation that you will not breach that trust. There is an expectation that you will put the interests/needs of the electorate first and foremost and that you will at all times do that which is right FOR ALL PEOPLE who are under your authority.
What I’m asserting is this : Our PM and his colleagues (from both sides of politics mind you) collectively prioritised $$$$ first and in doing so ... they did not prioritise the risk to people’s lives. If they had prioritised people’s lives over money then they would have suspended AstraZeneca back in 2021. Why? Because THAT’S when OTHER countries DID so and THAT’s when OUR doctors here in Australia sent our govt letters requesting Federal govt backed protection against liability for patients under their care who got sick/died because of the AstraZeneca vaccine they were being pushed to continue giving.
Interested in knowing what our Federal govt said to our doctors here in Australia who were worried about using AstraZeneca? They were told to keep going and not to worry about liability or indemnity insurance blow outs as the Federal Govt would cover them.
Greg ... I know you may not believe me and that’s fine but some doctors were so disgusted that they still refused to give their patients the AstraZeneca vaccine. I guess professional ethics kinda got in the way. And I don’t know if you can recall that it was a difficult and challenging time back then because the Pfizer vaccine was slower to roll out.
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Ok so now you know why I didn’t vote for the Liberals in the last Federal Election. 😐
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