I like the part where scomo bought vaccines meant for poor countries.
Yes agreed. When I say 80% I mean from all people, not just over 16 year olds.
Edit, even though I say 80% it really should be 100% of all people who want to be vaccinated . Once everyone who wants to be vaccinated has had the opportunity to be then really there is no further need to be locked down anymore
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While you’re not wrong there’s a few factors that come to play here (and take this from a father of a 10 month old, who’s just as worried).
Vaccinated individuals are less likely to pass on the virus if a vaccinated individual does pass on the virus,
The viral load should be significantly lower. Viral load was shown early in the pandemic to be proportional to immune response
More vaccinations will mean less people in hospital which will mean less strain on the hospitals. This means that doctors will have greater resources to deal with children that are unvaccinated.
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There’s a fair few first world countries, including Canada that did the same…
That’s all great news and I really hope Australia continues to charge towards over 80% fully vaccinated. I’m just saying we should be wary of pinpointing a date on the calendar. Here’s Iceland’s curve - see how it’s exactly the same shape as Canada’s? This is occurring all over the place, regardless of cultures and demographics.
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Understood, but setting a date can also motivate people and gives at least a bit of hope at the end of the tunnel. It tells people that at least there’s a goal in mind and that it’s achievable.
It’ll be Christmas.
Politicians will want to open up too early for Christmas.
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The Migrant worker vaccination rate is high, because they have been essentially locked in their dorms for the last 15 months apart from work and being vaccinated is the only chance of any freedom.
I think 70% for Australia will be achievable. 80% without approval for kids is going to be a struggle.
Yeah this is a valid concern - I raised this in the other thread a week or two back. Whilst we have the uplift in supply coming soon*, the current rush is largely due to younger people getting AZ now that it’s become recommended. This subset will dry up somewhat.
Hopefully this outbreak has come at the right time (morbid thinking, but you get my point), and incentivises people to get out there and get the vaccine. It’s a slightly different dynamic to a lot of Europe and the Americas.
- This will no doubt be fucked up by the clowns in Canberra
At some point the federal election, and the perceived successes and failures of the Govt come into play too.
??? I’m guessing you mean they managed to organise cameras for Scomo’s press conferences yes?
I bet Scomo is kicking himself for not going to an early election when he had the pandemic under control last year
LOOOONG way to go though. 16-39s are at just 28% first dose at the moment with the absence of Pfizer and limited access in general.
She’ll be right, car parks for EVERYONE!!!1!!
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Vaccination rates by postcode:
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True, but these are the fastest growing groups as well.
I don’t think this pace is sustainable.
Vaccination rates by postcode
Infection rates by postcode
This is exactly the opposite of what it should be.
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Yeah, that’s not an engagement party.
That’s a swinger party.
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Essential poll results are promising:
Blockquote By contrast, the level of vaccine hesitancy among the adult population is plummeting, with the latest survey suggesting 68% have either been vaccinated or would get it “as soon as possible” – the highest level all year.
Blockquote About one in four say they will get vaccinated, but not straight away, down from a high of 42% in May, while just 8% say they will never get vaccinated. This was as high as 16% in July, showing a dramatic shift in sentiment since the NSW outbreak began in mid-June.
Isn’t that what you’d expect? Inverse relationship between vax and infection?