Originally Posted by
percysmith
And at the individual Australian resident level, why not?
Nobody there believes they will get it, as long as border controls remain where they are.
Taking vaccine means taking personal risk. Plus it means work, anyway.
And it’s by no means assured that any one individual taking vaccine will contribute to herd immunity/borders reopening (no crowdaction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assurance_contract )
Here it is. It is this selfish view that has been formed due to the media scare-mongering.
I'm going to fill you in on a little secret. If you don't happen to be living in Australia currently, that doesn't make you any less Australian than people living in the country. It doesn't mean you don't have family or close friends that you want to see in Australia.
Whether you like it or not, vaccines are the way forward, or else Australia will never open. And you may think that has no impact on your cushy 0-Covid life now, but that is not sustainable indefinitely. The world is so inter-connected now that an indefinite closure of borders will just lead Australia to be isolated and this will cause friction with the rest of the world, which will then impact the economy of Australia - which is known for its multi-culturalism.
The majority of the developed world may reach herd immunity by the end of this year and begin to operate as normal with regards to international travel. You think it'll still be good for Australia to be isolated? At the current rate of vaccinations in Australia, you'll be lucky to hit 50% of the adult population by year's end.