NO MANDATORY VACCINATION PARTY

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NO MANDATORY VACCINATION PARTY
https://nomandatoryvaccinationparty.com.au/

Oh dear, it’s another party that is a really really bad idea this year!

No Mandatory Vaccination Party appear to have been set up deliberately for this election. I’m having a bit of an issue finding their exact foundation details, but it looks like they were established in September 2020.

They are also in the “I immediately dislike them” category as here is ANOTHER party with all caps name for no reason.
 

Having a look at their website and social media: they are massive conspiracy cranks with a single issue (go on, guess it). Now I know that isn’t a surprise, what with their name, but they seem to be worried about an issue that doesn’t exist. To whit, from their advertising on twitter: Help us to fight to amend the WA Public Health Act. The Public Health Act forces vaccinations, forcibly stripping of all clothing of a person, and the injection of poisons used for lethal injections for execution of criminals. Join today, it's free!

So their issues are: forced vaccination, the power to remove clothing for medical reasons, and “injection of poisons”. Oh my, I’m rolling my eyes.

Yes, there is the power to compel vaccination. You know what is generally not used? That power. You know why it’s there? Due to diseases like smallpox. They weren’t fucking around when people worked to eliminate smallpox and polio and guinea worm and the other diseases on the “we can eliminate this” schedules as there is no non-human reservoir. Do you know how much time ethics spends on discussing more socially acceptable methods of increasing vaccination rates? A lot.

Okay, to be fair, I don’t recall having much of an option about getting my meningococcal vaccination in high school, which is probably the closest I’ve ever had to a compelled vaccine, as it was one of those ones where the health department lined up entire schools in several suburbs and did us in a day as there had been a case nearby, but I’m pretty sure there was a note that my parents signed.

Just because the power to compel is available in an act does not mean the government is likely or even willing to use it. There are noises getting floated about situation/profession specific vaccine mandates (and heck aged care facilities have been operating under a flu vaccination mandate for the past year: at Mum’s work you have to show evidence of your vaccination every time you enter the building if you’re not a staff member; staff have their certificates on file), but I suspect they are highly unlikely to end up occurring outside of healthcare settings and MAYBE a requirement for flying internationally.

I’ve read s 158 of the Public Health Act 2016 (WA) which No Mandatory Vaccination seem to be upset by. The clothing removal thing in regards to vaccination, I suspect, is written in to cover medical professionals vaccinating babies and small children. Upper thigh and buttock is a popular spot for needles because there is MORE FLESH there for really little kids, making intramuscular needles easier. Also sometimes used for people who really really hate needles as it’s harder to flail. I cannot think of any reason why any medical personnel would think they could get away with “oh yes you have to strip naked so I can put a needle in your arm”.

And I’ve tried to word this so many ways, but I’ll just be blunt: the government is not going to use the Public Health Act to sanction unnecessary medical examinations of genitals, any person doing it is going to get the book thrown at them like Larry Nassar if it comes out. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC OUTCRY LIKE THERE WAS ABOUT QATAR. If you want to go after police officers for unnecessary searches, then specifically say that! This is not anything people should be worrying about in regards to the COVID vaccine.

On the topic of s 197 of the Public Health Act 2016 (WA) (I’m sorry, I can’t help myself, AGLC will come mug me in the dark if I don’t at least try to reference correctly), this is one of those situations where the legal definition of “poison” within the meaning of the Act does not mean what the layman thinks it does. If you go read s 197, it directly points at s 3 of the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 (WA), which defines poison as a substance that is a Schedule 2-9 Poison, which are defined clearly in s 4 of the Act. And those Schedules include things like “Prescription only medicines, or Prescription Animal Remedy”. They include substances that can cause harm, but also have therapeutic uses.

The scaremongering that the Public Health Act covers lethal injections for execution? GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK. Thinking about it, this might be a wedge dogwhistle for euthanasia, but I cannot find anything in their social media that can tell me if I’m right about this.

Now, personally, a public discussion over the circumstances in which the Federal Cabinet might mandate vaccination is in order. This level of fearmongering is not.


Any Predictions?

We have a couple for the Involuntary Medical Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party, and I am happy enough to look at them here because their base positions are pretty damn similar.

The Anti Vaxxers will blame the measles vaccine and 5G.
The anti-vaxxer wackos (Involuntary Medication Objectors) would like to point out that COVID-19 is clearly a conspiracy to increase vaccine injuries among the population. We probably bred COVID in a lab. Fresh air, bracing walks and a good shot of MMS will cure what ails you.

Why yes, we have all see these various conspiracies circulating, unfortunately (and I am horrified that I personally managed to call a stupid Trump suggestion: “shot of MMS” means “drink bleach”).

I can’t see that No Mandatory Vaccinations are supporting any of these policies, but that might be because they’re too blinded worrying about the return of the death penalty via lethal injection. SERIOUSLY??


Is this party trying to kill me?

Well, they’re anti-vaccine. I’m personally likely safe from death but advocating against compulsory vaccinations in, for instance, medical personnel in aged care settings will kill people. Not may, will.


Is this party trying to harm me?

They are antivax weirdos. Encouraging people not to get vaccinated will harm lots of people.


Conclusion:

No Mandatory Vaccinations are a one issue party who don’t understand how to read legislation. This seems a poor fit for being in parliament where your job is PASSING LEGISLATION.

I am willing to have a conversation that involves “hey maybe police shouldn’t be able to strip search children”, but this valid part of their policy is so overwhelmed by fearmongering that makes no goddamn sense. If that is one of your pet issues, I suggest you go write some letters to your local member or talk to the Greens, who also are rather anti the police having such broad strip searching powers.

I would not give these people the time of day. Low down the ballot, since their single policy is so dangerous.

(And did I mention they are campaigning on “no death penalty by lethal injection”? SERIOUSLY? I mean I’ve seen some out-of-date campaign issues around, but that one is dead and buried. We haven’t executed anyone since 1967, and we used hanging back then)