That's rich coming from someone who looks at my statements about CASES and moves seamlessly to another issue, namely DEATHS to try and prove I'm wrong.
Worldometer shows both sets of statistics to be correct so don't pretend to have a stranglehold on the truth.
My argument still stands - the effectiveness of vaccines is suspect enough to give people real cause for concern and a strong case for not making them mandatory.
Firstly, your first sentence is just deflection. I was talking about the quality of information you refer to, not how you apply it to whichever smaller part of the overall picture you choose to try and create an argument that vaccination effectiveness is suspect.
In isolation, cases don't matter so I fail to see why this is how you argue against vaccination. Cases are part of a larger picture involving hospitalisation and death. Its about going from what Italy experienced in early 2020, to what we see in Melbourne and Sydney now. Reduced tranmission, reduced death, reduced hospitalisation. Reduced stress on the healthcare system. Not worsening outcomes from non-covid conditions due to delayed treatment. Also not having kids, yo-yo-ing back and forward from school due to covid exposures. Having said that vaccines demonstrably reduce transmission.
What is your explanation for a falling caseload in Melbourne despite restrictions being lifted and cold wet weather continuing until about two weeks ago?
On vaccine mandates I cant believe I am going to say this, but Jacquie Lambie's comments are bang on the money. Rights come with responsibilties and in this case it is to get vaccinated to suppress the pandemic.
Your argument that the effectiveness of vaccines undermines the case for them being mandatory simply doesnt reflect the lived experience if you actually accept that the issue is not people getting mild or moderately ill, but stopping them dying and placing undue stress on the health system worsening outcomes for covid and non-covid patients.
