QUOTE(Oltromen Ripot @ Aug 25 2021, 12:26 PM)
This is what I am wary of.
The popular misunderstanding out there is along the line that unvaccinated is the spreader while vaccinated are not; seeing those in power are developing policies around sidelinig the unvaccinated, which is wrong.
the vaccine itself is on voluntary basis, government waives taking responsibility for after-effect. so until government makes it mandatory, there shouldn't be any compulsion to enforce policies making it mandatory.
It didn't mean to say that the unvaccinated persons were the sole cause of spreading the virus; it does not matter who are spreading the virus when everyone is protected from severe illness; the high risk groups protected by vaccines, the younger population protected by their own health and immunity.
There should be a point where KKM should declared which area is safe. Safe meaning no more sop like vaccine passport or swab test to allow any business/factory to reopen fully.
The sop guideline for vaksin lengkap 80% for 100% of the staff back to work should be reviewed. There should not be any more swab test. The policy of containing the virus should also be reviewed.
If everyone at the workplace (plus their families living with them under the same roof) is not at risk, then let it be, let it spread... as it (the virus) will eventually comes to a dead end.
People should understand that the guidelines or mandatory SOPs are not fail-proof. No matter how vigilant they are enforced and maintained, there will be breaches. So, no matter how good are the SOPs, they are futile in stopping the virus and would propagate a wrong awareness of a safe environment when it is not.
Wearing face mask is more than adequate enough. In the years before covid-19, I normally got sore throat once a year to two times in 2 years; from office mates. If I had worn face mask (if they were commonly available as nowadays), I think I won’t catch the virus.
So, it is up to the individual to jaga diri when it is annouced that the workplace/shop/mall is safe to reopen without any vaccine passport or any other SOPs.
My main concern is when this could happen - safe to reopen without any SOPs.
If people and the politicians got too hook up with vaccine passports, it could take a very long time to reach this stage, maybe middle of next year, while it could be as soon as middle of next month.
The 2nd question is how good are the vaccines.
If it works, and since vaccination acceptance is very high in Malaysia, we can even do without border control and requiring visitors from vaccination or quarantine them once it is determine that the vaccination rollout has passed a certain milestone.