The Liberal Party candidate for the Sydney seat of Bennelong has appeared in a video opposing vaccine mandates and acknowledging there may be concerns about the safety of mRNA vaccines at an event organised by Australia’s anti-lockdown movement.
Mr Kennedy made the comments to A Stand in the Park, a group which has shared vaccine misinformationThe Liberal Party holds the seat of Bennelong by a margin of 6.9 per cent
He made the comments earlier this month at an event organised by the anti-lockdown group, A Stand in the Park. "Blanket mandates are a complex and emotive issue, and I think it's important that we have respectful conversations even with people that have different views than your own — and help to stop the spread of disinformation."Emerging during the pandemic, A Stand in the Park has a history of sharing vaccine disinformation on social media as well as promoting anti-lockdown protests and promoting conspiracy theorists as guest speakers at its events.
"We have flipped into a society where we are acting on fear rather than confidence. I think that needs to flip," Mr Kennedy says to the group."It wasn't a situation any individual put themselves in. They were being forced. They had to choose, do I take this course of action and put these chemicals in my body?"
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