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Should we avoid humiliating the unvaccinated?
FromThe Minefield
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
If levels of strident “vaccine hesitancy” in Australia are extremely low, and the push to help the population reach the necessary vaccination threshold is more logistical than it is ideological, should we continue publicly to use language and to employ punitive measures which effectively humiliate or ostracise the unvaccinated?
Released:
Sep 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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