01-16-2022, 10:24 PM
I have no problem with rabid anti-vaxxers being shut out of Australia. Robert F. Kennedy or Andrew Wakefield can stay where they are, although given their ability to use social media keeping them out is more symbolic than anything. The case for exclusion is even better regarding alt-right activists who want to argue that government vaccination programs are a deep state way of killing the population or taking away their freedoms (and banning GOP politicians from coming to Australia would therefore be appropriate). But Novak as a lightning rod for anti-vaxxers? That's a bit of a stretch.
Anyway, Omicron has certainly created fresh challenges. Personally, I would have been happier if the Victorian Govt had increased restrictions to slow down the rate of infection. But it seems the hope is that Omicron will burn itself out quickly and intervention isn't advisable. I guess we'll only know whether that gamble will pay off in hindsight. At the very least, this hands-off approach certainly makes those who saw the Pandemic Management Act as a power play by the Victorian Govt look a bit silly.
In the meantime, the hospitalisation numbers have ballooned from about 300 a few weeks back to 1229. And they're steadily rising.
Anyway, Omicron has certainly created fresh challenges. Personally, I would have been happier if the Victorian Govt had increased restrictions to slow down the rate of infection. But it seems the hope is that Omicron will burn itself out quickly and intervention isn't advisable. I guess we'll only know whether that gamble will pay off in hindsight. At the very least, this hands-off approach certainly makes those who saw the Pandemic Management Act as a power play by the Victorian Govt look a bit silly.
In the meantime, the hospitalisation numbers have ballooned from about 300 a few weeks back to 1229. And they're steadily rising.