Right to die: Pauline Hanson’s confronting COVID claim
Pauline Hanson has been shut down for spreading misinformation regarding COVID.
The One Nation leader said she “would not be bullied” into getting jabbed.
While in conversation with Sky News political reporter Tom Connell, she talked down the effectiveness of the vaccines.
However, Senator Hanson was cut off multiple times when she started spreading inaccurate information during the 10-minute interview.
“I won't be bullied or threatened into having the vaccine,” she said.
“If people like myself haven't had the vaccine, then I get Covid and die from it, that's my choice.”
Connell went on to tell Senator Hanson that her decision to not get vaccinated could have fatal impacts for those around her.
“So does anyone who's had the vaccine Tom, it doesn't stop you from passing Covid on,” she fired back.
Connell quickly shot back that Senator Hanson's claims were extremely exaggerated and dangerously undermined the vaccine rollout.
“Well it actually doesn't. That's actually untrue, senator,” he said.
Connell went on to agree that the vaccines aren't entirely 100 per cent effective.
He went on to say however that those who receive Pfizer are 80 per cent less likely to get Covid while AstraZeneca gives 60 per cent protection.
“That’s a fact in all the studies that have been done,” he added.
Senator Hanson says she just wants Australians to have the freedom to make their own decisions.
She also said she’d never had the flu before, which was a possible side effect of taking the vaccine.
“It didn't stop them from getting the flu,” she said.
“Let people do their research, let them make an informed decision of what is best for them and their health situation.”
“Give them the opportunity to make sure the vaccine is there for people to have it, but you’ve got to have an end date to all this and I’m saying the first of December,” she said.
“Give people the opportunity, have the vaccines, and if people like myself who hasn’t had the vaccine, then I get Covid-19 and I died from it, that’s my choice.”