The Loose women panel clashed today when they debated whether Covid-19 lockdowns should only be for unvaccinated people.
Today’s program featured Coleen Nolan and Katie Piper as well as Jane Moore, Kelle Bryan, and Jane Moore discussing whether it was appropriate to impose restrictions for those who have not had the jab.
Katie claimed it would create a two-tier society, but Jane said that the government needs to be more persuasive to get people vaccinated.
This debate is occurring as Austria considers a Covid-19 lockdown, which would only limit unvaccinated persons as new cases of the virus continue to mount.
Today’s Loose Women panel clashed as they debated whether Covid-19 lockdowns should be restricted to unvaccinated persons only. Katie Piper suggested that it would create a ‘two-tier society’.
Katie started the discussion today by insisting that she believed it would be wrong. She stated: “I don’t believe discriminating against people who haven’t had vaccination.
‘I believe it would cause more separation, more isolation in a section of society who are already isolated before-Covid and post-pandemic.
“It worries my that it will set a precedent for other treatments, other jabs, and the freedom of choice it might take away from people.”
She pointed out that people who are receiving end of life care, those with learning disabilities and people with a severe allergy to all currently available vaccines would be restricted under the rule.
Jane Moore, however, suggested that the government should be more persuasive to encourage people to get a jab
She said, “A large number of people in mine would be restricted from leaving their home or entering certain immunities.” It’s something I must stand up and deny.
Jane disagreed and stated that Jane believes people who are not vaccinated should not be locked down.
“What we’re referring to are anti-vaxxers – people who could have the vaccine.
“I’m like yours, I don’t agree. I don’t think we should make any distinction between people. But we need to be more persuasive.
“Otherwise we’re going to continue to face the same problem round and again.” I don’t think anyone wants to go back in lockdown again.
Jane insists that the public should listen to doctors who have been trained.
Katie stated that she believed it would create a “two-tier” society. Jane however said, ‘We need to be more persuasive to get people to get their vaccines and then follow it up with a booster.
“When you have the medical director for NHS England, he is saying that the freedom we all now enjoy is the willingness to take jabs from patients.”
“Let’s listen people who have been trained as doctors.”
Coleen interrupted, saying that people have lost trust in it. I have to be honest, I understand your point. I’ve had my jabs. But I hate to say to people who don’t have it, that they should have it in a different area of society.
Coleen Nolan also suggested that people have lost faith in the vaccination program (pictured).
Kelle said, ‘I don’t think you can take away peoples choices. It’s not hard if your doing the right thing and you’re trying to do it right.
It’s a shift in mindset. But also consider how that might impact others in the community.
Katie added: ‘I’m definitely thinking about others too though, I’m thinking of people in my life and my community that aren’t just exempt but don’t want to have it.’
She said, “If you tell people that you’re exempt, it’s fine, you don’t need to do it. Doesn’t that make a mockery out of the concept?”
“If these people would then make it go up and spread the word, even though they are exempt for legitimate reasons.
“I think it will get into dangerous territory, where people will need to state health conditions. People will also have to state private items from their past.
“You might work with someone with an invisible disability that they are not willing to share.
Many viewers supported Katie in the argument, one of them writing: “We must be very cautious here. It sets a dangerous precedent if we start locking people up for making choices.
Another wrote: “I am double vaccinated, but I would vigorously protest the right to refuse it to people who do not want it.” We live in a society that allows for freedom of choice and does not discriminate.
It comes after Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced the news late on Friday during a meeting with state-level leaders to discuss a national response to increasing infection numbers.
Schallenberg stated, “The pandemic is not yet in our rearview mirror.” ‘We are about the stumble into a pandemic among the unvaccinated.
Schallenberg announced that, if the country’s Covid patients reach 500, or 25% of its total ICU capacity, then those who have been vaccinated will not be allowed into restaurants or hotels.
The government will place restrictions on non-vaccinated persons if the number reaches 600. In this scenario, they would only be allowed out of their homes for certain reasons.
Currently, there is 220 COVID patients enrolled in ICUs.
According to health authorities in Austria, there have been 20,408 new cases of the virus over the past week. This brings the average 7-day rate to 228.5 per 100,000.
That figure was 152.5 for every 100,000 people a week prior.
Despite Austria’s government encouraging citizens to get vaccinated in recent months, it has been slowing down.
65.4 Percent of the total population have received one dose of vaccine and 62.2 Percent are fully vaccinated.
Many people who watched the program were shocked at the idea of locking down unvaccinated individuals