
Right now the entire world is waiting for a vaccine.
Leaders around the world are telling us it’s the key to pulling us out of the global pandemic we are currently living in once and for all, as lives, livelihoods and global economies are decimated by the coronavirus.
Scientists in more than 40 labs are working around the clock to develop the much anticipated vaccine but we’re being warned it is still months away – and so until then, we have to maintain social distancing and do our best as individual countries, to keep the spreading at bay.
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But despite the reality we are currently living in – with more than two million infected and 130,000 dead from the infectious disease – the anti-vax community is alive and well.
Celebrities like chef Pete Evans and actress Isabel Lucas are just some of the high-profile Australians who have been vocal about their anti-vax sentiment, even in a world of coronavirus.
British rapper MIA tweeted last month to 600,000 followers: “If I have to choose the vaccine or chip I’m gonna choose death.”
If I have to choose the vaccine or chip I’m gonna choose death – YALA
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) March 25, 2020
Top Comments
Like many people, I’m vaccine-hesitant, not ‘anti’ vax. I want more information before I inject. There is a middle ground but the powers that be in this debate only want to tag the hesitant as anti so they push through compulsory vaccination of everyone. These are billion dollar corporations who get what they want.
Understandable for the potential Covid-19 vaccine, not sure if you are saying you want more information about the current, standard vaccines??
'We’ve got better nutrition, better survival rates if we do get sick thanks to advances in technology, and less crowded and dirty living conditions – which means less disease transmission.'
I thought that was one of the arguments of vaccination sceptics?
'In order for a vaccine to work - everyone needs to take it. It's what's called 'herd immunity.'
JUST KEEP REPEATING THAT SENTENCE SLOWWWWWWLLLLLLYYYYY.
"It’s not just a case of protecting you, it’s other people as well. If we all play THE GAME [my caps] we get a better result in the end," said GP Dr Keang-Sing Lim.
Genuine question. Anyone is welcome to answer. How does the vaccine distinguish between immune-compromised and an 'anti-vaxxer'?
'JUST KEEP REPEATING THAT SENTENCE SLOWWWWWWLLLLLLYYYYY.' - What are you not getting? I'm happy to try and help.
'How does the vaccine distinguish between immune-compromised and an 'anti-vaxxer'?' - It doesn't, don't think i've ever seen anyone say that it does.
It’s quite simple actually- if someone immune compromised has the vaccine they will not develop antibodies, instead they will become violently ill. If an anti-vaxxer has the vaccine they will develop antibodies and become immune. This is what happened with the vast majority of idiotic anti vaxxers who are vaccinated themselves, because their parents were more interested in keeping them alive than they are in keeping the next generation alive.