Psyber wrote:Unfortunately, even people who don't have the virus, and are therefore free to travel under those proposed rules, can subsequently pick it up from some casual contact who does have it, even if without knowing they have, and then in their further travels pass it on again, without necessarily ever manifesting symptoms themselves. This allows spread to occur to those who are vulnerable and some may die as a consequence.
OK it is probably a little rare, and seen as something of a long shot - but it can happen, and then escalate rapidly.
So, until we have the vulnerable vaccinated, and a high percentage of potential symptomless carriers too, we have to be careful.
Ignoring even that smaller risk to the vulnerable is at least negligent and selfish, and at worst callous - or if deliberate even murderous...
If the Vulnerable hadn't had an opportunity to get vaccinated I'd agree with you, but they have. 17 weeks ago the vaccine was first offered to the old, the frail, the sick and the disabled.
The only people that haven't gotten the vaccine yet are ones that don't fit into the vulnerable category.
It is not unreasonable for Australian's to be asking how much longer must we wait.