Public health experts have attacked the Victorian Andrews Government’s vaccine segregation policy, which promises to lock unvaccinated residents – including children aged 12 to 15 – out of everyday activities like retail, cafes, indoor sports and events until 2023:
“Whether it’s a bookshop, a shoe shop, a pub, cafe, a restaurant, the MCG, the list goes on and on. You will not be able to participate like a fully vaccinated person because you’re not a fully vaccinated person” Premier Andrews said.
Leading pandemic specialists Julie Leask, Catherine Bennett and Tony Blakely argue Victoria’s vaccination rate – already at around 90% of residents aged over 12 – is high enough and maintaining vaccination is unnecessary, unfair and will fuel extremism:
