Comments by "annoyed aussie" (@annoyedaussie3942) on "Pandemic, International situation" video.

It's actually good policy and the companies pay into the fund via a 75c per vaccine tax. Doesn't cover all vaccines it seems so if the Covid 19 vaccine available isn't on the list of course be concerned. It's good for both parties and doesn't prevent someone sueing the vaccine company or whoever administered the vaccine but they must go through an initial process first and reject the compensation on offer if applicable. If you were in most country including Australia I believe you would have no access to compulsory compensation and if the vaccine company or whoever administered the vaccine didn't want to pay one cent you would need to take the company to court at your cost and risk only with no alternative. Sounds great for the consumer and at a reasonable cost of effectively payment if 75c in tax which can be considered insurance. If only the rest of US healthcare was so affordable. Go to national vaccine injury compensation program FAQ (frequently asked questions) and you can verify what I say.
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@ljo642 0.16% of New York state population is now dead from it. Your number is not correct and still people are dying but at a much slower rate. My opinion have a little more compassion or even be selfish, more dead is bad for business in medium term based on previous and current information including the Spanish flu 100 years ago.
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@michaelowens7792 With regard to the US vaccine scheme it is good. A vaccine company directly especially in the context of US liability laws which are probably the most generous on the planet a company will just fight forever. It is known that even the best vaccine on the planet might kill for arguments sake 1 in 1,000,000 people. So a vaccine that could save for arguments sake 10,000 lives and one person dies is good to use and as the scheme itself says was set up so people using a vaccine know they have an easier recourse than taking on a multinational corporation directly yourself at your cost. As the scheme states if you disagree with the compensation you don't fight the government you take on the company direct, but you must go through the scheme process first. So you lose nothing it doesn't remove any rights you have. As far as are any compensation payouts appropriate or not it would seem they are because otherwise I would expect to see news to the contrary if it wasn't the case. The scheme also helps people in other countries because it would set precedence. Unless people are complaining of the 75c price tag I can't see what the issue could be. If a company acted negligently or forged trial results for arguments sake they are still liable, this is for the rare cases of serious adverse reactions including death which are unavoidable. Most of what I stated is on their website. The rumour as stated by the original commenter that it's impossible for a company to be held directly liable is incorrect.
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@lechatel where are you from?
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@nothere9551 Are you completely ignorant or only talking of Victoria?. Hundreds if not 1000s of healthcare workers have died. Name the other problem you speak of that has killed 1,000,000 people in a 6 month period despite very major interventions to stop it occuring and on a world basis but still an extremely low infection rate. Ebola is pretty much harmless at a population level yet you bring it up along yes with your favorite y2k because you acknowledge that was harmless. If you are not in Victoria or a like jurisdiction in US or Western Europe, then you shouldn't speak .
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It made me laugh a lot and no offense to Americans and also for those in bushfire areas this certainly doesn't apply to you and try to keep safe. Well the US has gone from burning cars to buildings and back to cars and now masks all for peaceful protests apparently, in the scheme of things let them burn those masks just not if they are in buildings or cars or a bushfire zone.
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@mrdoohickey4824 You can't say there are long term effects from getting covi sars2, it's a possibility but we don't know because nobody has seen the effects or lack of after a year. Only time will tell. Better that some caution is taken and if I had a child I wouldn't want them to be infected even though it looks like no problems at this stage.
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Sweet Science! You are saying sort of random stuff some of which can't apply in the same location at the same time. Better to stick to a one country example I think, because the responses to the virus are diverse and outcomes significantly different. Poor countries shouldn't be lumped in with wealthy countries because what they can do is different, for example locking down a large slum is probably similar to locking down a full indoor stadium of people which is completely different to locking down people for a relatively short time if done properly in a rich country and getting rid of the virus or close to and opening up cautiously.
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Just look at the silver lining. There is 2 possibilities, change or no change of president. First possibility which is change, well it probably won't be worse than keeping the same guy. Second possibility and no change, well maybe the other guy could have been worse and can now be pretty certain without a referendum it's a maximum of a 4 year countdown and if he isn't better in his second term it will put the opposite party in power in the Congress, Senate and presidential positions for the 20 following years. There is always something to look forward to even if it might not eventuate. Take care, things should work out and generally get better over time regardless of that particular outcome.
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@itm2810 I am in Queensland and feel for those in Victoria. Errors were made previously, but I am impressed with the comeback and getting the new infections down by about 90% from probably a peak around 400 per day down to about 40 per day. I say 400 likely peak because the 700 cases reported in one day were very likely infected over a period of days and this was during the massive testing ramp up. Given the number of healthcare workers that were infected in Victoria I think there is an element of luck that none have died at this point. To me the biggest hero in all this was the whistle blowing Chinese doctor who actually wasn't old and did lose his life , however I think his treatment while being imprisoned prior to hospitalisation may have contributed. You hang in there the best you can I don't think Victoria will make the same errors again and having an extra week or 2 of restrictions is far better than just going straight back into the same situation which has been playing out in just about every US state with more than 1,000,000 population. Best of luck to you and your state, I hope you can at least have a limited crowd for the Melbourne Cup and it can go ahead in a relatively normal way.
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@lechatel are you serious? Interventions meant 6 Queenslanders died out of a population of 5,000,000. But maybe you have another theory that Queenslanders are actually aliens or something. Look forward to your reply.
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@notsogreen I am guessing recorded at the test location because previously in Australia it was recorded as state of residence and it changed to where tested positive and just a guess really but I expect the world is standardising definitions although slowly the best that they can.
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Keep up your good work and try to stay positive.
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Strong leaders who have basically reacted in a measured but timely way are the most favoured. Look at a Pew research survey it shows 14 wealthy countries and there are only 2 that overall approval of the government's response is less than 50% , sort of no surprise that's the US and UK who both have had erratic responses and high per capita deaths (not the highest) for wealthy countries.
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@Donna * Lovin’ Texas Why doesn't she report the matter, a federal crime of fraud against the government? That's a pretty serious crime that probably has a 20 maximum jail term or so. Your suggested allegation is rampant on social media such as this platform so something doesn't add up, either the authorities are ok with 10s or possibly 100s of billions of dollars of theft occurring against the institution of federal government itself or it's not true.
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@OceanFrontVilla3 you are speaking semantics with regards to who pays, I did state that the tax is 75c per vaccine. I didn't state that 1 in 1,000,000 was the rate that's just an example , however if deaths are 500 per annum in the US and there are more than 100,000,000 flu vaccinations per year alone , it can be safely said the number of deaths is way below one per 200,000 because other vaccinations do occur. Interesting about people being rejected as you say and they don't go to fight in court which indicates they don't have a strong case or a no win no fee lawyer would take it on and go against the company itself. I am surprised that you say people are not aware because I would expect if an issue arose the doctor would provide information on the matter as a standard practice.
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@OceanFrontVilla3 what you refer to as indemnity isn't. If a drug or a vaccine is not exactly what it is supposed to be, eg contaminated or the wrong dose or the trial to gain FDA approval was fraudulent and it harms you you can certainly sue in all those cases. If the drug or vaccine is to the specified standard, in the case of a drug you get nothing but in the case of a vaccine due to the scheme you would get out of pocket expenses at a minimum and I suspect a little more. This is normal for any product including food. If you are allergic to peanuts or groundnuts and you didn't know and you eat a peanut and it kills you the farmer or supplier of the peanut can't be sued. If however you buy manufactured food labelled as not having peanuts however it's contaminated with peanuts you can sue just like a contaminated drug or vaccine. What you refer to indemnity is a limit on what you can sue for, not indemnity.
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That's info that's difficult to find because some expect a 100% correct rate which is impossible, so it's either impossible to find in a given jurisdiction or well hidden. Consider the government's position, sometimes providing too much information will set things back.
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@billcochrane9774 I know and just commented on the difficulties to do so.
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