NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian
recently announced that once 70% of residents in the state have
both doses of a COVID-19 vaccination, certain 'freedoms'
will be handed back to them– including travelling intrastate
and attending restaurants, bars, weddings, funerals, gyms, sporting
events and theatres, subject to physical distancing and capacity
limits.
The Premier made clear that these liberties would not be
available to those who have not received both doses of a COVID-19
vaccination.
Many are of the view that while both Prime Minister Scott
Morrison and Ms Berejiklian
claim that COVID-19 vaccines are voluntary, the fact that many
cannot without vaccination continue with their employment, or will
soon be prohibited from certain liberties enjoyed by the
vaccinated, means that in practical terms,
being vaccinated is compulsory for anyone who wishes to live a
semi-normal life.
