Looks like more Aussies are being vaccinated.

I think we have to.

Sprintcyclist wrote on May 23^rd, 2021 at 10:49pm:

Looks like more Aussies are being vaccinated. I think we have to.

https://covidlive.com.au/vaccinations

Sprintcyclist wrote on May 23^rd, 2021 at 10:49pm:

Looks like more Aussies are being vaccinated. I think we have to.

Indeed, my problem wanting to be vaccinated but being in phase 2 in the ACT being left to the end. Been trying to see if I can "jump" the queue doesn't seem to be possible.

It is fascinating that the chief health officer of Queensland
Dr Skeletor
Has gone on the record as saying she is having the pfizer vac

This would appear inappropriate
She is over 50 and she is not a Frontline healthcare worker

Why has she made this extraordinary decision which flies in the face of what is being given to every other Australian over 50

aquascoot wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 9:55am:

It is fascinating that the chief health officer of Queensland Dr Skeletor Has gone on the record as saying she is having the pfizer vac This would appear inappropriate She is over 50 and she is not a Frontline healthcare worker Why has she made this extraordinary decision which flies in the face of what is being given to every other Australian over 50

Because the "rare" blood clotting issues with the AstraZeneca vaccine are also occurring in people over 50 as we've found out in recent weeks.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-astrazeneca-vaccine-linked-to-six-new-blood-clot-cases-including-south-australian-in-icu/2e89ee82-15e3-41ec-b0af-cf0f8271fd5f


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A South Australian in a "very serious" condition in hospital is among six new cases of a rare but serious blood clotting condition likely linked to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab. Among the most serious of the new cases is a 53-year-old man who is in Intensive Care in South Australia. Also among the newly confirmed cases is a 18-year-old woman from Queensland and a 57-year-old woman from Victoria. An earlier case in a 79-year-old Victorian man has now been confirmed as related to the AstraZeneca shot. Two other new cases - an 87-year-old South Australian woman and a 71-year-old woman from Victoria - were deemed probably related to the vaccine but inquiries are continuing.

No wonder you have to fill out a 2 page document saying you understand the risks (and no doubt preventing any legal action if something goes wrong, i.e. blood clots) before receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine (like I filled out with my 91 year old aunt at her GP last week when she had her first AstraZeneca "jab").

My understanding was that if you are over 50 and you went to be vaccinated you were given the choice of the astrazeneca vaccine or the astrazeneca vaccine

And my understanding was that if you demanded the pfizer vaccine
You were told you would be waiting until all the under 50s had been done with the pfizer vaccine
With no exceptions

So how does a career bureaucrat who is clearly in her 60s
Obtain for herself a pfizer vaccine
Which flies in the face of the advice that the career bureaucrats are giving to every other Australian

I agree, aqua. Does make you wonder, doesn't it?

Especially when Scott Morrison also had the Pfizer vaccine and he's 53.

OK, so he's the Prime Minister. So what? If anything happens to him I'm sure his deputy can take over the running of the country.

aquascoot wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 10:22am:

My understanding was that if you are over 50 and you went to be vaccinated you were given the choice of the astrazeneca vaccine or the astrazeneca vaccine n

No. It was more based on what the GP/nurse had available when you got the vaccine. If you were under 50 after the changes you could only have the Pfizer. Over 50, you could still get either

Carl D wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 10:28am:

I agree, aqua. Does make you wonder, doesn't it? Especially when Scott Morrison also had the Pfizer vaccine and he's 53. OK, so he's the Prime Minister. So what? If anything happens to him I'm sure his deputy can take over the running of the country.

McCormack? If thats the case, Lord help us all.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 10:28am:

aquascoot wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:22am: My understanding was that if you are over 50 and you went to be vaccinated you were given the choice of the astrazeneca vaccine or the astrazeneca vaccine n No. It was more based on what the GP/nurse had available when you got the vaccine. If you were under 50 after the changes you could only have the Pfizer. Over 50, you could still get either

I think you are wrong
My understanding is that people over 50 cannot request and receive the pfizer on demand

aquascoot wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 4:04pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:28am: aquascoot wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:22am: My understanding was that if you are over 50 and you went to be vaccinated you were given the choice of the astrazeneca vaccine or the astrazeneca vaccine n No. It was more based on what the GP/nurse had available when you got the vaccine. If you were under 50 after the changes you could only have the Pfizer. Over 50, you could still get either I think you are wrong My understanding is that people over 50 cannot request and receive the pfizer on demand

Nobody i know has been able to request the pfizer

Spot

aquascoot wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 4:04pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:28am: aquascoot wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:22am: My understanding was that if you are over 50 and you went to be vaccinated you were given the choice of the astrazeneca vaccine or the astrazeneca vaccine n No. It was more based on what the GP/nurse had available when you got the vaccine. If you were under 50 after the changes you could only have the Pfizer. Over 50, you could still get either I think you are wrong My understanding is that people over 50 cannot request and receive the pfizer on demand

No, no one can request a type of vaccine.

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 4:32pm:

aquascoot wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 4:04pm: Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:28am: aquascoot wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:22am: My understanding was that if you are over 50 and you went to be vaccinated you were given the choice of the astrazeneca vaccine or the astrazeneca vaccine n No. It was more based on what the GP/nurse had available when you got the vaccine. If you were under 50 after the changes you could only have the Pfizer. Over 50, you could still get either I think you are wrong My understanding is that people over 50 cannot request and receive the pfizer on demand Nobody i know has been able to request the pfizer Spot

They were denying the choice precisely to stop what we are seeing now, people holding off to wait for Pfizer.

Sprintcyclist wrote on May 23^rd, 2021 at 10:49pm:

Looks like more Aussies are being vaccinated. I think we have to.

This  outbreak is exactly what we need.
Something to get us out of this complacency and go and get vaccinated

The_Barnacle wrote on May 26^th, 2021 at 9:54pm:

Sprintcyclist wrote on May 23rd, 2021 at 10:49pm: Looks like more Aussies are being vaccinated. I think we have to. This  outbreak is exactly what we need. Something to get us out of this complacency and go and get vaccinated

indeed.

what we now need to say is

"those who have been vaccinated, congratulations, the new restrictions do NOT apply to you"
instead the cheif health officer of qld says, you get NO benefit in terms of freedom from being fully vaccinated.

talk about the stupidity of a beaureaucrat which will result in 100's of 1000's deciding that the main benefit of the vaccine is not there due to some old public servants whim

aquascoot wrote on May 24^th, 2021 at 4:04pm:

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:28am: aquascoot wrote on May 24th, 2021 at 10:22am: My understanding was that if you are over 50 and you went to be vaccinated you were given the choice of the astrazeneca vaccine or the astrazeneca vaccine n No. It was more based on what the GP/nurse had available when you got the vaccine. If you were under 50 after the changes you could only have the Pfizer. Over 50, you could still get either I think you are wrong My understanding is that people over 50 cannot request and receive the pfizer on demand

I got the pfizer because I an in a higher risk group - 1B.
I am over 50. Few places have the conditions to store pfizer.  ie -80 degree freezer

Well, aqua... you'll be happy to know I've been informed by the doctor who did my thyroid surgery yesterday that I can have my first Covid "jab" (AstraZeneca) in about 2 weeks.

And, I will be having it, of course.

By the way - its been 9 days since my 91 year old aunt received her first AstraZeneca "jab" and she's still fine. In fact, I took her to a follow up appointment with her GP on Tuesday and she was surprised that my aunt hasn't had any reaction whatsoever to the vaccine... not even a sore arm where it was injected last week. :)

https://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/vaccine_choice.jpg

Bobby. wrote on May 27^th, 2021 at 4:00pm:

https://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/vaccine_choice.jpg

Forum idiot strikes again

aquascoot wrote on May 27^th, 2021 at 5:29am:

The_Barnacle wrote on May 26th, 2021 at 9:54pm: Sprintcyclist wrote on May 23rd, 2021 at 10:49pm: Looks like more Aussies are being vaccinated. I think we have to. This  outbreak is exactly what we need. Something to get us out of this complacency and go and get vaccinated indeed. what we now need to say is "those who have been vaccinated, congratulations, the new restrictions do NOT apply to you" instead the cheif health officer of qld says, you get NO benefit in terms of freedom from being fully vaccinated. talk about the stupidity of a beaureaucrat which will result in 100's of 1000's deciding that the main benefit of the vaccine is not there due to some old public servants whim

Except that people who have taken the vaccine can still transmit the virus so your idea would result in many deaths.
Given pretty much every post you make is hopelessly wrong I would suggest that it's not the bureaucrat who is stupid

A patch... no more needles.
Now this may be the way to go...
Better storage conditions too..
Just needs to get rushed through trials just like them other injectable ones did!

https://youtu.be/ijTwYVcnRFI

Lols - Govts from around the globe poured money into the trials for a vaccine for Covid.
All tests were done.

Usually funding for trials is very hard to get, so they are done at a snails pace.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2021 at 10:22pm:

Lols - Govts from around the globe poured money into the trials for a vaccine for Covid. All tests were done. Usually funding for trials is very hard to get, so they are done at a snails pace.

And I dont know how many times has to be explained when the results get sent to the TGA for approval, they are put at the bottom of the pile which takes time to then get to be examined. These were at the top of the pile.

In just five days, China administered 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/in-just-five-days-china-administered-100-million-covid-19-vaccine-shots-20210604-p57xyu.html


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In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in the world can: leveraging the power and all-encompassing reach of its one-party system and a maturing domestic vaccine industry to administer shots at a staggering pace.

That's about 4 times the population of Australia vaccinated in 5 days. And, they built a brand new hospital in just 10 days last year.

Wonder why we can't do amazing things like this here in Australia?

(Oh, no need for aqua to reply... I already know what he will say and I'm sure the worn out word "chodes" would feature heavily in his reply).  ::)

Carl D wrote on Jun 4^th, 2021 at 11:50pm:

In just five days, China administered 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/in-just-five-days-china-administered-100-million-covid-19-vaccine-shots-20210604-p57xyu.html Quote: In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in the world can: leveraging the power and all-encompassing reach of its one-party system and a maturing domestic vaccine industry to administer shots at a staggering pace. That's about 4 times the population of Australia vaccinated in 5 days. And, they built a brand new hospital in just 10 days last year. Wonder why we can't do amazing things like this here in Australia?

Because people dont get taken away in the middle of the night to re education camps if they dont immediately obey all instructions from the Dear Leader. Its easy to do stuff if everyone is a slave..

rhino wrote on Jun 4^th, 2021 at 11:55pm:

Because people dont get taken away in the middle of the night to re education camps if they dont immediately obey all instructions from the Dear Leader. Its easy to do stuff if everyone is a slave..

Hmm, yep... but, after watching the behaviour of a large part of Australia's population since the start of the pandemic (panic buying - especially toilet rolls, flouting Covid rules and regulations, fleeing interstate before lockdowns with no concern about possibly spreading Covid and now many people refusing to be vaccinated, etc., etc.) I sometimes wonder if that's really such a bad thing and perhaps we need something like that here?

I dont see people dying in the street here. I think we should also be wary of the sugar coated propaganda coming from China about how good things are running over there.

We do not need heavy-handed tactics in rolling out the vaccinations. I am very likely to get vaccinated later this year when I get that postponed new job. I would likely be required to be vaccinated for covid19. But it should not be forced that we get vaccinated as soon as possible or if we want to get vaccinated. If I continued on and started working in the aged care system, I would be vaccinated by now.

UnSubRocky wrote on Jun 5^th, 2021 at 1:36am:

We do not need heavy-handed tactics in rolling out the vaccinations. I am very likely to get vaccinated later this year when I get that postponed new job. I would likely be required to be vaccinated for covid19. But it should not be forced that we get vaccinated as soon as possible or if we want to get vaccinated. If I continued on and started working in the aged care system, I would be vaccinated by now.

I agree

Good.  4,800,000 covid vaccinations taken in AUst

Carl D wrote on Jun 4^th, 2021 at 11:50pm:

In just five days, China administered 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/in-just-five-days-china-administered-100-million-covid-19-vaccine-shots-20210604-p57xyu.html Quote: In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines. After a slow start, China is now doing what virtually no other country in the world can: leveraging the power and all-encompassing reach of its one-party system and a maturing domestic vaccine industry to administer shots at a staggering pace. That's about 4 times the population of Australia vaccinated in 5 days. And, they built a brand new hospital in just 10 days last year. Wonder why we can't do amazing things like this here in Australia? (Oh, no need for aqua to reply... I already know what he will say and I'm sure the worn out word "chodes" would feature heavily in his reply).  ::)

everyone is a slave.

in the west, you enslave yourself .

how many people bounce out of bed, brimming with joy and enthusiasm about the day ahead?

not many.

but a system where you have strong leadership leads to conformity AND prosperity.

a system where you have weak leadership leads to conformity and mediocrity

https://www.ozpolitic.com/album/forum-attachments/vaccine_choice.jpg

Ignoring Captain Dipshit


Had my first Pfizer yesterday. THe process in ACT is slick and professional. My adverse effects werew

1. Soreness at injection site
2. Some numbness in my left hand
3. Occasional small scale headache