Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Lord Tyrion said:
Not affecting me but it's interesting to see what is happening in Austria right now. Infections are going up in the unvaccinated so the govt are looking at expanding their vaccine passport scheme and effectively creating a lockdown for the unvaccinated whilst allowing the vaccinated to carry on with a relatively normal life. A comment along the lines of a third of the country should not be able to restrict the freedoms of the majority by their actions, only they should suffer the consequences.

I don't think it is going to cover all of the country but it will affect a good chunk. Bold and controversial.
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Yes, just read that on the bbc website, fair play to them.
Imagine them trying that in the UK, the government would be accused of being Nazi sympathisers by the anti vaxxers ffs.
 
Beezerk said:
Yes, just read that on the bbc website, fair play to them.
Imagine them trying that in the UK, the government would be accused of being Nazi sympathisers by the anti vaxxers ffs.
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To be fair I can’t imagine the Australians will take it very well either. I’ve got (vaxxed) friends over there who are already fed up with the police state they’re now living in and the police have been doing a good impression of the Gestapo in some instances.
 
road2ruin said:
To be fair I can’t imagine the Australians will take it very well either. I’ve got (vaxxed) friends over there who are already fed up with the police state they’re now living in and the police have been doing a good impression of the Gestapo in some instances.
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Good job it's in Austria then ;)
 
road2ruin said:
To be fair I can’t imagine the Australians will take it very well either. I’ve got (vaxxed) friends over there who are already fed up with the police state they’re now living in and the police have been doing a good impression of the Gestapo in some instances.
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Normal police standards for Aus then?
 
Hobbit said:
Singapore set to refuse to cover medical bills of Coronavirus sufferers who choose not to be jabbed.
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I may be in the minority but this makes me uncomfortable and could be a slippery slope.

Government is allowed to get away with this citing Covid but what’s to stop them coming back in a few years and saying they won’t treat drug or alcohol addicts or overweight people etc etc. You might claim that it’d never happen however they’ve already set a precedent here.
 
road2ruin said:
I may be in the minority but this makes me uncomfortable and could be a slippery slope.

Government is allowed to get away with this citing Covid but what’s to stop them coming back in a few years and saying they won’t treat drug or alcohol addicts or overweight people etc etc. You might claim that it’d never happen however they’ve already set a precedent here.
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Govts might seize all petrol fuelled cars…. Paranoia? I’ll worry about it when it happens.

Not exactly a great vote getter?
 
road2ruin said:
I may be in the minority but this makes me uncomfortable and could be a slippery slope.

Government is allowed to get away with this citing Covid but what’s to stop them coming back in a few years and saying they won’t treat drug or alcohol addicts or overweight people etc etc. You might claim that it’d never happen however they’ve already set a precedent here.
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Drugs, alcoholism and obesity aren't contagious.
 
road2ruin said:
I may be in the minority but this makes me uncomfortable and could be a slippery slope.

Government is allowed to get away with this citing Covid but what’s to stop them coming back in a few years and saying they won’t treat drug or alcohol addicts or overweight people etc etc. You might claim that it’d never happen however they’ve already set a precedent here.
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Very uncomfortable indeed.
If they did bring no medical treatment in for unvaccinated then they should be consistent and not treat those you’ve listed alongside those who live nothing but a pure healthy vegan life. They should also get a rebate from the treasury and reduced tax payments.
 
Jamesbrown said:
Very uncomfortable indeed.
If they did bring no medical treatment in for unvaccinated then they should be consistent and not treat those you’ve listed alongside those who live nothing but a pure healthy vegan life. They should also get a rebate from the treasury and reduced tax payments.
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How about doctors and nurses who are un-vaccinated, should they be allowed to treat patients?
 
Jamesbrown said:
Very uncomfortable indeed.
If they did bring no medical treatment in for unvaccinated then they should be consistent and not treat those you’ve listed alongside those who live nothing but a pure healthy vegan life. They should also get a rebate from the treasury and reduced tax payments.
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If my Aunt had a willy she'd be my Uncle.
 
Hobbit said:
Singapore set to refuse to cover medical bills of Coronavirus sufferers who choose not to be jabbed.
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road2ruin said:
I may be in the minority but this makes me uncomfortable and could be a slippery slope.

Government is allowed to get away with this citing Covid but what’s to stop them coming back in a few years and saying they won’t treat drug or alcohol addicts or overweight people etc etc. You might claim that it’d never happen however they’ve already set a precedent here.
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The Singapore government DOES have a fairly unique way to 'incentivise' public behaviour!
 
bobmac said:
How about doctors and nurses who are un-vaccinated, should they be allowed to treat patients?
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No, in my opinion. The NHS already requires staff who deal directly with patients and are exposed to possible blood contamination, to have hepatitis B vaccination. I don't see how Covid, which is more prevalent and more transmissible, should be different.

On Singapore, it is a much more authoritarian society, and the public are given clear expectations in multiple areas of life about how they are expected to behave, and what the consequences will be if they don't. In a way, failure to accept vaccination without a good reason is a form of negligence in using the society's resources, and in the Singaporean culture, carries sanctions.

Perhaps people who don't want vaccination here should be required to have a tattoo on the chest saying "No ventilation for Covid, please".
 
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