People essentially victim blaming those that get covid and then get hospitalised - don't really see the real picture of those less affluent - unable to get appointments, ineligible even three weeks ago.
3 weeks ago is irerlevent, those over 70 have been eligible since last week of March and those over 60 since 1st of May - all except 5 of the deaths in this outbreak have been in over 60s, so yes they do have to take accountablity for not being vaccinated.
Making excuses for them helps no one and claiming affluency is also bs, given the vaccine is free for all and the elderly dont have to miss paid work to get it and were prioritised. For those in Aged care the vaccine was even brought to them.
If you are a smoker and get lung cancer you need to own your poor decision, if your are a drunkard and kill your liver you need to own it, if you are a vulnerable person and didnt get vaccinated against covid or the flu and die of either you have to own that decision too.
Those who have done the right thing and got the vaccine
recommended for their age cohort are being denied the right to live (not just exist) because those we are being locked up to protect didnt do their bit. So sad there is so little regard for personal responsiblity.
I have advocated for people to get the vaccine recommended for their cohort from the beginning, I booked my parents (70s) in for AZ the week it opened, and when the GP who gave their first dose tried to screw them over and delay second dose by weeks, I made it a priority to get them into a state hub to keep the exact 12 week schedule.
There are wait lists for Pfizer for the under 59s, however over 60s can still get same day appointments for AZ at the RCs and some mass hubs. Being older still gets you priority access at the hubs, not to mention there are walkins at the less conveinient chemists or you can go GP shopping.
500k of Pfizer appointments were added today for 16 - 39s in the 12 LGAs of concern, you can bet those wil be taken up quikcly, irrelevent for the over 60s who if havent started the journey by now are unlikely to without government imposed penalties.