SOCIAL MEDIA LIES - Anti-vaxxers in America, it appears. are lying about vaccination policy in other countries to promote their dangerously irresponsible - their deadly - agenda in America.
"Flouting covid rules 50 gathered to mourn a family death. Since, 28 have tested positive. And just now report of an 80y-old who attended found dead in her home."
Carrie ?? America ???? @CarrieQThinks People in Australia are being chased down and forced to take the jab. Don’t settle for this America. #FightBack ?? [VIDEO] 6:30 AM · Aug 1, 2021 481 661 ...link to Tweet
Deplorable Richie @DeplorableRich5 · Aug 1, 2021 They're forcing the jab in Sydney. They're jumping people but Jack won't let me share the video because of the graphic title over it. Any ideas how I can cover that up? My video editor doesn't give that option. I'm willing to die with my soul intact before taking it. Anyone else? Deplorable Richie @DeplorableRich5 @Psych_Medic @DrRonEvans1 @CivilDisobedi20 @GODS_ARM @rev_wanda @Gatekeeper_1111 @TowMate06477540 @cur1029 @redrosebud22 @Annie58676718 August 5, 2021 12:03 AM Updated 14 days ago [VIDEO] 5:54 AM · Aug 1, 2021 55 16 ...link to Tweet
I can only think those people, if they aren't bots are either getting paid to spread the disinformation, or mentally unwell.
Fact Check-Video does not show forced vaccination in Australia
By Reuters Fact Check
A video of police officers in Australia clashing with protesters on July 24 has been stripped of context on social media, where some users are claiming it shows “mobile task units” forcing COVID-19 vaccinations onto people.
The clip has been shared on Instagram ( here ), Facebook ( here , here ), Twitter ( here , here ) and YouTube ( youtu.be/8lINqC9FumI , here ).
NSW spikes: NSW records 681 new COVID-19 cases and another death as regional lockdown extended
"Flouting covid rules 50 gathered to mourn a family death. Since, 28 have tested positive. And just now report of an 80y-old who attended found dead in her home."
VIDEO - NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the lockdown in regional areas has been extended until August 28.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian says NSW is "learning to live" with the Delta strain as she confirmed 681 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number the state has recorded in a day.
Key points:
* Regional lockdown has been extended until August 28, in line with Greater Sydney
* Wilcannia, in north west NSW, recorded three additional cases
* More than 110,000 vaccines were administered on Wednesday
Ms Berejiklian said life would "feel much better" once vaccination rates increased, with a record 110,000 jabs administered in the last 24 hours.
She said 5.5 million vaccinations had now been administered in NSW, with 53 per cent of the population having their first jab.
The state recorded its 61st death of the Delta outbreak after a man in his 80s who had underlying health conditions died at St George Hospital.
The Premier also confirmed that the COVID-19 lockdown affecting NSW’s regional areas has been extended until August 28.
The Western Sydney suburbs of Merrylands, Guildford, Auburn, Granville, Lidcombe, Greenacre and Blacktown remain the highest concern for health authorities.
However, Ms Berejiklian remained positive despite the high number of cases.
"The next few weeks will be hard, but no doubt that once we get those high vaccination rates life will feel much better, it will look much rosier," she said.
INTERACTIVE map - Active Cases in NSW Aug 5 - Aug 18
"I appreciate what we are going through looks difficult but every state in Australia will need to come to terms with the fact that when you get to a certain level of vaccination and open up, Delta will creep in.
"We can't pretend that we will have a zero cases around Australia with Delta.
"As the Doherty report says, once you get to 80 per cent double dose and you have to open up, everyone will have to learn to live with Delta.
"In New South Wales, we are learning that earlier than others."
The outbreak in Western NSW remains a concern, with 25 new cases recorded in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday, bringing the total in the LHD to 167.
Twenty of the new infections were in Dubbo.
IMAGE - Australia's vaccination rollout
At our current pace of 1,622,768 doses a week, we can expect to reach the 40 million doses needed to fully vaccinate Australia’s adult population in early December 2021.
IMAGE - Daily vaccinations First Doses Second Doses Breakdown unknown 7-day moving average
Since the 8:00pm reporting cut-off, three new cases were identified in Wilcannia — a small town about 200 kilometres from Broken Hill with a large Indigenous population.
"We are very concerned about the risk of community transmission in Wilcannia, and we call on anyone who has been in or near Wilcannia in recent days to please get tested," NSW deputy chief health officer Marianne Gale said.
There were five cases in the Hunter New England Local Health District, bringing the total number of infections there to 150.
The NSW permit system, which will see residents in Greater Sydney have to apply to leave the area, has had last-minute changes ahead of the Saturday rollout.
Deputy premier John Barilaro announced coastal regions would be removed from within the Greater Sydney label, now counted as regional centres.
"If you're travelling from Sydney to the Central Coast or to Shellharbour, you will need, of course, a permit," Mr Barilaro said.
Permit holders must complete a COVID-19 test in the seven days leading up to travel to the regions, and only travel to tend to a farm and for animal welfare reasons.
The statewide lockdown is planned to end in nine days, but Ms Berejiklian flagged that living freely with the current outbreak would not be possible until vaccination numbers increased.
"All the other states around the nation are going to have to come to terms with this as well," the Premier said.
"(Delta is) insidious and contagious, and that's why, in due course, we have to learn to live with it. And that's why NSW is on a pathway to making sure we get those vaccination rates up.
"To make sure that we have those opportunities to live life more freely. But also to accept what the Delta strain is ... COVID never had a rule book. The Delta strain is no rule book on steroids."
Mass vaccination in Sydney's hotspots starts for 16 to 39-year-olds. (AAP: Mick Tsikas)
Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys said that the numbers in the community remained "concerning" after 671 penalty infringement notices were issued.
"It is currently concerning when you think about the messaging you hear every day here and through the media about people staying at home and not leaving home unless it is for essential reasons," he said.
A man from Bondi was arrested after breaching orders to travel to Sydney's south west for the fourth time.
There are now 474 COVID-19 cases currently in hospital with 82 of those in intensive care units, 71 of those cases have not received a single vaccine dose.
Twenty-five are currently ventilated.
There were 135 cases in isolation throughout their infectious period and 28 were in isolation for part of their infectious period.
Fifty-nine cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 459 cases remains under investigation.
There were 119,310 COVID-19 tests reported to 8:00pm last night.
VIDEO - If you're vaccinated, how protected are you from catching COVID-19?(ABC News)
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