COVID-19: Discussion of Impact 😷

[MrJ]

@MrJ

Almost every day this week The Project has run a story critical of the vaccine. Today they focused on pregnant women. They really like the phrase “I’m not an anti-vaxxer, but there are real (unfounded) concerns about …”

On Monday, when they were discussing Gladys’ planned incentives to get the vaccine it was waleed (the academic) that was sympathizing with the anti-vaccine sentiments and Steve (the talkback radio guy) that was pro-vaccine.

Surely the responsible thing to do is at least equally balance it out with something positive about the vaccine.

Again tonight, Waleed pushing his borderline anti-vaxxer attitude. Very persistent against Tanya Plibersek, suggesting that conspiracy theorists and mis-information spreaders like Craig Kelly should be respected and engaged with instead of being silenced. Very much “very fine people on both sides”.

Surprised Waleed hasn’t been generating more condemnation, its one thing for Pete Evans to do this, much worse when a host of a news show with an academic background does it.