What will it take?

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I would be damned surprised if there was more than a few vaccinated at the protests (ok probably the police will be).  Personally it is starting to annoy me that the narrative is being focused on "mandates" and not "get f'n vaccinated"...

This protest "against vaccine mandates/the vaccine passport system" is nothing more than a delusion by those who refuse to get vaccinated - those who have had some of their freedoms rightfully curtailed for the safety of the other 95% of kiwis who are actually sensible.

They can call it anti-mandate all they like but it really just comes down to refusing to be vaccinated

I know a lot of vaccinated people who are strongly anti-mandate.

The thing is, the mandates have no legitimate logical basis as vaccines provide, at best, minimal protection against the spread of Omicron.  There is even evidence to suggest mandates increase the spread as a lot of vaccinated passport carrying people (particularly younger people) take the view that "I'm vaccinated so can't spread Covid" and are therefore more likely to mix & mingle to a far greater extent.

well yes the mandates are legitimate, and yes it is logical.  Whatever protection vaccines provide is better than not, but I leave that one to those who know the science.  
Young (and other) people ignoring rules, thinking they're bullet proof etc is nothing new and is evidence of nothing more than what most recognise as 'young and dumb'.    Doesn't excuse the behaviour or refute the evidence that vaccines and mandates work and are required