Controversial vaccination ad in Australia: ‘Totally inappropriate, wrong in every respect’ – Politics

Controversial vaccination ad in Australia: ‘Totally inappropriate, wrong in every respect’ – Politics

A radical commercial advertisement by the Australian government for vaccinations has caused irritation and outrage. The 30-second film, which has been running since Sunday in the Sydney area, shows a young woman in a hospital bed in dark colours. She is attached to ventilation tubes stuck in her nose. She panted to breathe again and again in a panic, tossing her head back and forth.

After 19 seconds, the video message appears: “Covid-19 can affect anyone. Stay home. Allow yourself to be tested. Book your vaccination appointment.”

The video shows a representation of a serious illness from Covid-19, with Fade warning at the beginning of the video that the images could be considered disturbing. But the most severe criticism is not because of the filming, but above all because of the age of the woman.

Because the film clearly targets an age group younger than 40 – but they can’t currently get any vaccinations in Australia with the government-recommended Biontech vaccine. With production bottlenecks, younger Australians may only expect a Biontech vaccination at the end of the year.


So prominent TV presenter Hugh Remington strongly attacked the government’s crackdown. “It was totally inappropriate” to post such a video message while the target age group was still waiting for the “damn vaccinations,” he wrote on Twitter.

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