Giuseppe Sandro Mela.
2022-01-14.
«European governments – unable to stop, or even slow, the spread of infections – are focusing on the unvaccinated as part of efforts to protect their health services from overcrowding»
E così, mentre la situazione economica europea soffre una inflazione al 25%, i governi scaricano sui non vaccinati tutta la responsabilità della nuova epidemia.
Siamo alle solite.
Incapaci di assumersi le proprie responsabilità, i governi europei si sono costruiti il capro espiatorio. Se non ci fosse ce lo si inventerebbe.
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«From Boris Johnson to Emmanuel Macron, EU leaders are increasingly attacking anti-vaxxers as the battle against the rapidly spreading omicron variant worsens pandemic fatigue in the region.
«Amid a seemingly unstoppable rise in infections, authorities are focusing restrictions on unvaccinated people rather than resorting to widespread crackdowns»
«French President Macron took the rhetoric to a new level this week when he said his government’s strategy was to ‘piss off’ those who refused the shots»
«In the UK, Johnson accused anti-vaccines of spreading “nonsense.”»
«German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who supports the obligation to shoot with bullets, called the anti-vax movement “a tiny minority of reckless extremists”»
«As the pandemic enters its third year and around 70% of Europe is fully vaccinated, leaders are betting they have popular support for the approach»
«Across the continent, coercion politics are becoming the order of the day, with many governments trying to make life difficult for those who refuse a vaccine and brush aside concerns about civil liberties»
«France is tightening restrictions on unvaccinated people, seeking to implement a vaccine pass to access bars and restaurants, or even travel by train»
«Neighboring Italy on Wednesday made gunfire mandatory for people over 50, although the € 100 ($ 113) fine for non-compliance was deliberately kept low»
«In Austria, the unvaccinated are banned from most areas of life, including non-essential shopping, hotels and restaurants, although enforcement is patchy»
«Authorities on Friday created an even bigger hurdle, requiring negative tests in non-essential restaurants and stores for those fully vaccinated»
«European governments – unable to stop, or even slow, the spread of infections – are focusing on the unvaccinated as part of efforts to protect their health services from overcrowding»
«While Johnson has said he is in favor of a voluntary approach to vaccinations, this week his frustration with anti-vaccines has boiled over»
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Come da manuale, quando la politica si impadronisce di problemi sanitari, o tecnici in senso lato, il problema cessa di essere ‘tecnico’ e resta solo il suo aspetto politico.
Fatto si è che i governi europei stanno diventando sempre più impopolari.
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Vaccine Skeptics Slammed Across Europe as Omicron Rages.
From Boris Johnson to Emmanuel Macron, EU leaders are increasingly attacking anti-vaxxers as the battle against the rapidly spreading omicron variant worsens pandemic fatigue in the region.
Amid a seemingly unstoppable rise in infections, authorities are focusing restrictions on unvaccinated people rather than resorting to widespread crackdowns. The strong overall uptake of inoculations encouraged leaders to go more aggressively after holdouts, prompting them to roll up their sleeves.
French President Macron took the rhetoric to a new level this week when he said his government’s strategy was to ‘piss off’ those who refused the shots. In the UK, Johnson accused anti-vaccines of spreading “nonsense.” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who supports the obligation to shoot with bullets, called the anti-vax movement “a tiny minority of reckless extremists”.
As the pandemic enters its third year and around 70% of Europe is fully vaccinated, leaders are betting they have popular support for the approach.
Across the continent, coercion politics are becoming the order of the day, with many governments trying to make life difficult for those who refuse a vaccine and brush aside concerns about civil liberties.
Macron, who faces a difficult re-election campaign this spring, is banking on the support of millions of people desperate to leave the pandemic behind. Some 77% of the population is fully vaccinated, according to government figures, placing it squarely on the side of the majority.
On Friday, he kept his words, saying it “was my responsibility to sound the alarm”.
France is tightening restrictions on unvaccinated people, seeking to implement a vaccine pass to access bars and restaurants, or even travel by train.
Neighboring Italy on Wednesday made gunfire mandatory for people over 50, although the € 100 ($ 113) fine for non-compliance was deliberately kept low.
In Austria, the unvaccinated are banned from most areas of life, including non-essential shopping, hotels and restaurants, although enforcement is patchy. The country also wants to make vaccines mandatory for everyone from next month, although implementation may be delayed due to issues with the electronic vaccine registry.
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is already in what some officials have called “containment of the unvaccinated”, with limits on access to theaters and other leisure activities.
Authorities on Friday created an even bigger hurdle, requiring negative tests in non-essential restaurants and stores for those fully vaccinated. Only those who have had boosters have hassle-free access.
“Anyone who hasn’t been immunized is putting themselves at risk,” Scholz said.
The controversy over such measures found a new global flashpoint this week when world tennis No.1 Novak Djokovic was denied entry to Australia for the Australian Open. This followed anger over the decision to grant the Serbian player an exemption to play without proof of vaccination.
European governments – unable to stop, or even slow, the spread of infections – are focusing on the unvaccinated as part of efforts to protect their health services from overcrowding.
Although vaccines do not completely stop transmission, research suggests that they reduce the risk of severe symptoms of omicron. That should mean less pressure on hospitals, many of which are already overcrowded, in part because of staff shortages due to the disease.
Data in the UK shows a much higher hospitalization rate among those who have not received a vaccine.
While Johnson has said he is in favor of a voluntary approach to vaccinations, this week his frustration with anti-vaccines has boiled over.
“I mean the anti-vaxx activists, the people who put this gibberish on social media, they are dead wrong,” he said. In view of the ongoing “tragedy”, “it is time for me and the government to call them out on what they are doing.”
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