Quote:Australians are “unlikely” to accept large-scale Covid-19 measures and restrictions in an inevitable future pandemic
Of course they won't. Because governments deliberately promoted Covid containment measures (especially lockdowns and mask wearing) as
restrictions rather than
protections. And, in a country full of selfish "Stuff you, I'm alright, Jack" people, that really wasn't too difficult.
Plus, having an army of
useful idiot antivaxxers and antimaskers (like the ones we have on this forum) made their job so much easier.
Quote:with “heavy-handed” rules and large-scale vaccine mandates key factors to eroding trust.
All part of the deliberate "vaccines only and let it rip" disastrous course taken by our government (and most Western governments). And, in the case of Australia, we don't even have access to updated vaccines anymore, and no access to Novavax for the many vulnerable people who cannot tolerate mRNA vaccines (it seems these people are 'expendable' as far as the government and big business is concerned, just like the elderly).
I wonder if the report says anything about the infamous "the elderly and vulnerable will be protected when Covid is let rip" lie trotted out by our governments? No, of course it doesn't.
Quote:As a result, vaccine immunity for diseases has waned, with a warning of “co-occurring outbreaks” that could overrun Australia’s health system.
Yes... because "the pandemic is over" or "Covid is just a cold now" (just ask anyone - especially our governments who are now too afraid to even say the "C" word anymore as recent vaccination advertising campaigns by the WA and Queensland State governments have shown).
It will be interesting to see what happens when H5N1 "bird flu" becomes the next big pandemic when it mutates into a human to human direct transmission variant (if it hasn't already) - especially if it maintains it's current 50% Case Fatality Rate.
And mpox is still spreading (the rate of spread seems to be on the increase lately but you'll be hard pressed to find any information about it from the government and the media, of course).
Quote:The final report into Australia’s large-scale Covid-19 response has been released and warns the government that it needs to “rebuild trust” with the public, with “many of the measures taken during Covid-19 unlikely to be accepted by the population again”.
Really? So, whatever happened to 'Governments make laws and rules and the population is expected to abide by them for the common good'? Oh, wait... we're talking about Australia again.
Quote:While Australians were more likely to follow government directives at the beginning of the pandemic, trust increasingly “eroded” as the pandemic continued, the report said.
Again... all part of the plan which came into effect (in every Western country - it really was a coordinated effort) when it was decided the pandemic had gone on for too long and it was time for people to start dying (in large numbers) for the economy.
As I said... this sham of a Covid Inquiry was a complete whitewash... which is exactly what the government was aiming for. "Mission Accomplished".