Point well made, though I have some skepticism about Norman Swan, as I've felt he's veered closely to hysteria at times.
That said, Mrs TBH has had her booster this week and I'll likely be doing the same soon enough.
Norman is a seasoned journo who did a medical degree a long time ago. His medical expertise is seriously overstated.
cyclo, I said earlier that I think on the whole Swan should be considered respected.
However, Hornet made no comment on Swan's expertise. He commented on his interpretation of Swan's actions "at times". [Straw man]
Also, while having knowledge and expertise should certainly be influential on our assessments, it doesn't mean that an authority can't be wrong. [Appeal to ignorance].
I like Swan. I also recognise that medical professionals like yourself will generally have opinions based on solid grounds. In this case though, Swan doesn't seem to have thoroughly identified the report, he quotes one report only, it doesn't appear to have been reviewed. Conclusions are incomplete. And so far the voiced opinions from the public health authorities that are meant to have full access to all the relevant data are NOT making any similar claims.
It is really easy to "veer to hysteria" (though I'd say something like "focus on theoretical downsides" by things like looking at exponential projections without considering mitigating factors. It happens over and over by experts in the debate.)
That said, I've been watching the debate closely for some time and it is the first time that I have felt let down, having done all of the recommendations as early as utterly possible and not being permitted to bring forward either the second shot (thought it sensible when we were about to travel through remote areas and spend time in indigenous communities - but denied), nor the booster. Until now. And that won't happen until 4-1-22, leaving me unprotected until around 11-1-22 - according to Swan. With the "O" going gang busters.
Swan has left us concerned and I'd really like to see further review on more data by others. IMO Hornet's input was not out of context.