Unvaccinated people in the Northern Territory were placed in lockdown from 1pm local time on Thursday after a record 256 cases of COVID-19 were reported.
The lockdown will run until midday on Monday, with unvaccinated residents 16 years and over - including those who've only received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine - only permitted to leave home for three reasons.
These are: to access medical treatment, to purchase essential goods and services and to provide care and support to a family member or person who cannot support themselves.
Unlike previous lockdown rules, work or exercise is not a reason to leave home for the unvaccinated.
As Australia locks up innocent people that are not vaccinated against Sars-Cov-2, the farce continues. We have covered in prior articles how that is nonsensical and unsupported by data.
When it comes to protecting the community, it’s starting to look like you are far better off with an unvaccinated population than you are with a vaccinated one.
Extracted from England's vaccine 'police' hunt the unvaccinated
Figure 7. Absolute risk reduction of Covid-19 cases due vaccination.
Fig. 7 The chart shows the absolute risk reduction (%) of Covid-19 cases in each age group due to vaccination. Those data, with the prior data presented, support the conclusion that vaccination has resulted in an increase in Covid-19 cases. Bars above the zero line indicate a net increase in cases in the unvaccinated group. Bars below the zero line indicate a net increase in cases in the vaccinated group.
The increase in cases due to vaccination are not exclusively in one age group (potentially skewing the numbers), but include nearly all age groups. Clearly, for most age groups, they are at more risk of infection if they are vaccinated.
Data sources. COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report Week 51; Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report Week 51 report (up to week 50 data) 23 December 2021.
Clearly, for most age groups, they are at more risk of infection if they are vaccinated.