Calm down. Im having a mild vent on the back of the announcement.
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Unfortunately, I feel like WA is going to be very set back as a state from this announcement today.
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It was just clarified that once the opening date is announced (at 80%) if 90% isnât reached by that date then opening would still happen but with restrictions.
Why is the vaccine mandate deadlines so far into the future in WA? The decision has been made to have mandates, why drag it out so long?
Vic and NSW had a massive vaccinating week in the lead up to their deadlines, WA would too. people respond to deadlines, perhaps even more so in WA where there isnât any other reason for urgency without a lockdown or outbreak to incentivise people.
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I really donât know⌠clearly itâs political .
WAs health system should be able to cope with 80%? If not, then thatâs a major concern.
The roadmap is a big blow for a number of WA regions like Broome, which probably wonât be able to receive tourists from NSW and Victoria during the upcoming summer school holiday.
The effects on sporting competitions are worth discussing in the relevant thread.
Vaccination rates in the north west are well below where they need to be. Some are only at 25%. Letting COVID get up there would be a disaster.
Unless anything changes I see Perth and the south west opening as planned but the north west will remain isolated. There is a huge vulnerable population up there and the Police Commissioner said he is very concerned about that region.
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Whatâs happing with interstate summer sports? Big Bash / Ashes / Tennis / Soccer etc?
Iâm assuming these events are now being re-directed to other states?
While saying they arenât a priority both the Premier and Commissioner said WA has been able to host sport throughout the pandemic without much trouble. So nothing to say they could go ahead but nothing to say they wonât either.
I genuinely donât think WA will hit 90%, the dose rates are so slow and have already dropped before theyâve even hit 80%.
Really feel for separated families etc.
WA will definitely be left behind with that plan, say good bye to summer sport too.
I guess it doesnât matter. They have made a commitment to a date whether 90% is hit or not.
They canât have it both ways. Mark McGowan is an idiot. He should open the state now. Not into the future .
WA hosted AFL matches all year including the grand final. Other events were held without issue as well.
WA isnât ready yet - especially the remote regions. Anyone who says open now is just being selfish.
People wanted a plan. Now they have one and it follows everything that has been said so far. Nothing from todayâs announcement is a surprise.
Not when the vaccination rate is one of the lowest in the country.
Having said that, unless if WA does a major vaccination drive like NSW and Victoria (without any outbreaks) it will be quite a while before they get to 90%. Itâs to be safe I understand but theyâll need to do something to get there quickly otherwise theyâll be left further behind compared to the rest of the country.
I think they need to go all out and open vaccination hubs across the whole state in addition to the ones they have right now, do lotteries and more to get people vaccinated. Many in WA are probably thinking itâs not too urgent to get it because theyâre safe but this is literally their best chance to be armed and ready for reopening so theyâre going to need a push along for this.
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I agree. They are not giving people in WA the motivation to go and get it which is the reason their vaccination rates are much lower than anywhere else. 90% is also definitely going to be a hard push in states that have not had a major outbreak.
What also doesnât make sense in this whole plan is that we are now at the peak few months of vaccine effectiveness. By the time that WA open up a lot of peoples protection will be slightly lower and they will be requiring booster shots already. It doesnât make sense.
I assume this also means that if even just a case pops up in WA between now and Feb it could lead to a lockdown. There is a far greater chance of that happening as the rest of Australia opens and there is more COVID in the country, so itâs likely to happen at some point.
I know that there has been strong support in WA for Markâs stance up until now but I suspect a lot of that support will begin to dwindle as they see the other states moving on, people travelling overseas etc. Mark could definitely be doing a lot more to speed up this rollout if he wanted too.
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I admit I want to come home from the Uk , asap so Iâm not denying with that comment that Iâm selfish to want to come home but I havenât got any compassionate grounds to do so. However Mark McGowan is being selfish in keeping the state locked down further. They have been without a covid case for a long time not and heâs taking away peoples right to visit W.A and people from W.A to travel interstate for pure selfish reasons. Not thinking of thr country but thinking of his own gratification for the need to dictate other states and to keep wa under cotton wool and baby like prison.
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There would be no need for a lock down if he had an actual plan that makes sense. This does not make sense for the state or my people. Only for his gratification.
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Iâm in the US and I want to visit my family in WA too. I havenât seen them for almost 4 years. But I wouldnât have people die just so I can visit. No thanks. A few more months is fine.
We chose to be in other countries. This is what happens during a pandemic.
True I canât argue with that but im
Sure I will be home soon enough . Anyway thanks for the spirited discussion im glad you could hear my side of things.
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