dholliday
deconstructed rep
You're leading (via the Twitter post) with the statement that 87% of deaths are unvaxxed, without calling attention to the fact that South Africa only has a 26% vaccination rate.How is it disinformation?
You're attempting to artificially steer a narrative in a certain direction by omitting key context.
It's this kind of inflated panic (see also SAGE) that has gotten us into this mess in the first place.
The rest of your post was high quality, and it would take me quite a bit of time to go over it and have a back-and-forth (which I might still do), but just wanted to say this bit above I feel is the more urgent important bit to highlight.Yes I agree with you, informed consent is something I value highly, therefore I’ve no beef what so ever with someone who chooses not to be vaccinated. Everyone has the right to make what others consider an unwise decision.
hahaha well that tells you something, doesn't it?Wait a minute - we are sending people to camps in Australia? What camps are these as they certainly don't make the news over here?
They literally say:They literally say

i know!That's insane.
It's not, as I've already said this is easily cancelled out by real-world situations like how the vaccinated have more social freedoms and less testing...ergo, merely two less days infectiousness becomes statistically insignificant.No it’s not. It’s 27% less time infectiousness. Very much statistically significant.
When you study statistics, you have to consider real-world situations. How does the real-world impact the stats?
Because if you don't do that, you end up adhering to the LIES, DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS maxim.
You can make numbers do anything, if you decide to leave out vital context.
hahaha...the old appeal-to-authority.As someone who works in data and statistics, you’re just wrong here.
No mate...that doesn't fly anymore. If it did, Neil Ferguson (among many others) wouldn't still be given mainstream access to spread his doom-laden overhyped and plainly wrong projections to the public. The Doomer-in-chief, Karl Lauterbach, is technically an 'expert' too, he's just got the Health Ministry in Germany.
Considering how often wrong these 'experts' have been these last 2 years, it's no wonder more and more folk are thinking for themselves.
This is something I've said myself multiple times.But you instead focussed on this wording instead of the fact that the paragraph in question was pointing out that the unvaxxed are 4 times as likely to end up in hospital as the vaxxed. This is interesting.
You're not making the point you're think you're making.
You are cherry-picking, as I've demonstrated. I'm factoring in the real-world, which is what a statistician with no narrative to push should do.cherry picking data to make a point about there being no difference in transmission between vaxxed and unvaxxed
Oh right...projection and appeal-to-authority.This type of cherry picking data, while ignoring other data is purely to advance your particular narrative.
Any more fallacies in your armoury?
Where have I underplayed it? Quote the specific part of any of my posts where I do that.Underplaying the effectiveness of the vaccines
Maybe you're interpreting underplayed where I'm merely reporting on its effectiveness?
That is interesting...
Again, I've said myself multiple times the vaccines offer a short-term protection, by a factor of around four.and spewing that type of stuff across the internet could easily convince the vaccine hesitant not to get a vaccine, which would put them at greater risk of hospitalisation.
I haven't even gone into the dozens of potential hazards of taking the vaccine...I've offered to list them, but no takers.
Maybe I should. Anyone hesitant should feel he or she can make an informed decision. In my post immediately after this one I'll share some interesting links for starters.
I could just as easily argue you are ‘putting people at risk and doing harm’ by pushing the vaccines as the only way forward.The very definition of ‘putting people at risk and doing harm’.
You might be ok with taking 6 jabs within a year, that's your decision. But be wary of pushing this to hesitant folk. It's a big decision to make, with as-yet unknown long-term consequences.
You can disagree with me on the vaccine, at the same time this shouldn't affect your opinion on how the unvaxxed are getting blamed for everything.You could make all your points about social attitudes towards the unvaxxed without bringing in doubt about the effectiveness of the vaccine itself. I’d probably agree with a lot of your points about the dangers of negative views towards the unvaxxed. But you go further, which points to your underlying narrative.
Two people can vehemently disagree on some stuff, and profoundly agree on others. Debate used to be like this, until Brexit/Trump broke it.
Şahin has mentioned it in articles where he's explaining why we need new vaccines.Where in the article does it mention 4-6 weeks before protection reduces?
Or how would you explain this?
Israeli PM announces fourth Covid jab for over-60s to tackle Omicron
Booster will also be available to medical teams and immunodeficient people four months after third dose
Europe debates 4th coronavirus vaccine as German minister backs double booster
‘Personally, I would expect a fourth vaccination,’ says Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.
UK ‘considering fourth Covid vaccine dose’
Decision has not yet been made but could see vulnerable and older people jabbed for fourth time
Nope. Sorry. Again, this is madness.
They have had temporary places set up to quarantine people returning from other countries, much in the same way we have used hotels.
not true
Howard Springs: Australia police arrest quarantine escapees
The trio had fled a remote camp near Darwin by scaling a fence in the middle of the night.
Choice quote: "Officials did not state whether the escapees were returning travellers or locals in quarantine." which implies locals can also be imprisoned there.
Also: https://www.charitytoday.co.uk/huma...ked-in-covid-camps-and-threatened-with-fines/
This lady tested "negative" and still was forced into the camp...look at this madness:
Now consider the hateful aggressive language used against the unvaccinated...then consider how many more steps we need until those using that sort of language would support the unvaxxed being put into camps like these: 'for their protection, and for the protection of others'.
It's a reasonable Thought Experiment.
That far-right extremist Russell Brand is also wondering the same thing:
Is all this not official enough for ya? How about:
Mandatory supervised quarantine and fees
How much you will have to pay for quarantine costs.
Choice quote: "You will be required to undertake 14 days mandatory supervised quarantine if you are a repatriated Australian, an unvaccinated returning Territory resident or you have been directed to quarantine by the Chief Health Officer."
...the bolded bit could mean anything. At the whim, as it where.
If that's what makes you sleep at night...Basically he know he is wrong, but is reluctant to admit it.