I was speaking to my mum today, she is getting ready for 2nd jab next week. They're all in Fairfield.

I asked her how the mood was out there ... and encouragingly she said that it's done a 180-flip ... people are wanting/rushing to book themselves in for the vaccine ASAP.

1/n
I asked her why, what changed?

She said the biggest motivator for the people she was speaking to was the notion that the double-vaxxed would be able to go to do things, go to shops, etc. over those who were not vaxxed.

It's a HUGE motivator out there IMO.

2/n
I know there are complexities with this strategy (e.g., privilege access to health, location, vaccine availability, etc.) but mum reckons, well at least for Fairfield and at least amongst her large community network - that this changed people's minds quicksmart.

3/n
I don't mind it as a driver tbh, if it gets more people to get vaxxed then so be it, I support it.

So hopefully vaccine availability remains constant/up and more folks come forward for it.

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