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This topic is worthy of sensible discussion. Take your trolling to Bay 13 and your conspiracy theories to the relevant boards.
This thread is about the AFL, staff and players, not about politics and anti vax rants.

Thank you
 
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Fountain Springs said:
Young men in prime health with strict nutrition and fitness regimes being forced to have a vaccine against a virus that poses no danger to them. Madness
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There was a UFC fighter (Khamzat Chimaev) in the peak of his career who, I promise you; is far fitter than 90% of the players in the AFL - who was hospitalised with COVID and briefly retired due to the severity.

It can have adverse affects on young, fit, healthy men.

You’d hate to see Serong get a particularly nasty bout of it and miss a year of footy, wouldn’t you?

Just not worth the risk, get vaxxed.
 

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Fountain Springs said:
I would agree with you if the vaccine was effective, unfortunately it only offers a moderate reduction in the severity of the illness instead. The risk in young people is so low whether they are vaccinated or not
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Really, studies seem to show Pfizer for example is 90% effective at preventing hospitalization and even better at preventing deaths.

I would say that's pretty effective.

www.thelancet.com

Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months in a large integrated health system in the USA: a retrospective cohort study

Our results provide support for high effectiveness of BNT162b2 against hospital admissions up until around 6 months after being fully vaccinated, even in the face of widespread dissemination of the delta variant. Reduction in vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infections over time is...
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Obviously, booster shots after 6 months are required to maintain this
 
Fountain Springs said:
Young men in prime health with strict nutrition and fitness regimes being forced to have a vaccine against a virus that poses no danger to them. Madness
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May I direct you to this. Covid affects anyone no matter how fit or young you are.

www.theguardian.com

'Long Covid is real': former athlete warns about debilitating battle after coronavirus – video

'Long Covid is real. It's not a place you want to be': young athlete urges everyone to get vaccinated after battling long Covid for over a year
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Sentinel said:
Lucky bastards got to finish the season earlier than some to get it done.
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Heh. Also had a bit of PR work to do the space - thanks Jaidyn.

But we're very pro all that sort of thing anyway. That we play Good Friday and do all kinds of associated RCH stuff, and that the Arden precinct is going to have a whole heap of medical facilities and institutes as part of the massive urban renewal will also have played a role.
 
Players can lose their livelihoods if they get caught with popular recreational drugs with no performance enhancing effect in their system on match day.

To me that's a far bigger issue that being required to take a vaccine against a deadly contagious disease - a vaccine that upwards of 90 per cent of the population is getting anyway, and many other have to get for work as well.

Mandatory vaccination for crowds makes it fair on all.
 

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Righteo said:
What happens if (when) vaccinated players still come down with covid? Will we shut everything down again?
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I think it will be more like what happens when a player gets gastro atm. They'll isolate away from the club, and come back when they're no longer infectious.
 
SimpkinByTheDockOfTheBay said:
Heh. Also had a bit of PR work to do the space - thanks Jaidyn.

But we're very pro all that sort of thing anyway. That we play Good Friday and do all kinds of associated RCH stuff, and that the Arden precinct is going to have a whole heap of medical facilities and institutes as part of the massive urban renewal will also have played a role.
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You would hope all of that stuff would make a difference towards the organisation's uptake of the vaccine, but it only takes one player or staff member to go against the grain.

Given certain players like the guy you mentioned have had it, it would surprise if there are more than a couple across the league who refuse. I'm pretty certain the clubs and the AFL would know how this is going to look too as almost all of the league is probably already done.
 
Lord Rod said:
Mandate isn’t law.
Looking forward to the courts deciding that the AFL has no right to force a player to put an experimental substance in their body.
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The AFL has the right to set standards for their employees. If their employees do not want to comply with these standards, they can seek alternate employment.
 
I once might have had some empathy for people choosing not to vax.

But given the scale of this pandemic - not just here but overseas as well - I have no sympathy for those choosing not to be vaccinated and couldn't care less whether they are allowed to play footy, go to a pub or swim at a pool.

I'm tired and sick of it all and just don't care about them - and I reckon I have about 90% of the population who are vaccinated who would probably agree with me.
 
Lord Rod said:
Mandate isn’t law.
Looking forward to the courts deciding that the AFL has no right to force a player to put an experimental substance in their body.
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Seem fine putting every party substance in their body I’m sure they can cope with a needle lol
 
Jim Levenstein said:
Unfortunately, this vaccine does not provide herd immunity at present. The efficacy rate drops considerably after 3 months hence the booster marketing. Vaccinated people catch and spread Covid. Until they develop a better vaccine, not sure why mass vaccination makes people feel safer 🤷‍♂️
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The majority don't get as sick having had the vaccine.
 
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