Economist Cameron Murray causes a stir on Q+A by claiming Australia's COVID-19 response has been over the top and the vaccine 'was a stroke of luck'.
Economist Cameron Murray has caused a stir on Q+A by claiming Australia's COVID-19 response was over the top and the vaccine "was a stroke of luck".
"Are you seriously suggesting that COVID doesn't affect young people or that border closures haven't made us almost the most successful country in the world when it comes to managing this pandemic?" Dr Khorshid asked. Mr Murray then went on to be critical of vaccinating the entire population before international borders open and used Sweden's widely criticised coronavirus response, which avoided lockdown, as an example of a balanced response.
She then cited the UK as a reason not to open too soon and why Australia should aim for a higher vaccine coverage rate before doing so. This time, it lead to a rebuke from Ms Scales, who said as an Indigenous woman she thought the policies were correct."I will always be cautious when I'm a part of a group that is always going to be vulnerable," Ms Scales said.
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