❓ Hon Ben Dawkins asks the Premier if he will issue a statement acknowledging harm caused by COVID-19 vaccines and committing to ongoing monitoring and communication of adverse effects. The Premier's response is 'No'.
AnsweredQoN 1235Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORONAVIRUS — PREMIER'S STATEMENT
1235. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Leader of the House representing
the Premier:
It is a long preamble but a short
question.
The PRESIDENT : And is still
eligible to be ruled out of order if it is lengthy.
Hon BEN DAWKINS : I refer to
the following statement —
''I, Roger Cook, acknowledge
the harm caused by vaccines administered, promoted and mandated by the WA
government when I was Health Minister. This includes the AstraZeneca Covid
vaccine, which I took myself, and has since been removed from the market due to
serious side effects. I acknowledge that there are a number of West Australians who have been formally compensated
under the $33 million COVID-19 Vaccine
Claims Scheme which has confirmed their injuries. While I did the best I could
with the information available at the time, I recognise that some people
suffered from vaccine injuries and admit my role in this as health minister. I hereby
undertake to continue to monitor, pre and post the next election, the emerging
understanding of adverse effects of these vaccines and undertake to communicate
any findings to the public of Western Australia as soon as they are made known
to me''
Will
the Premier sign and issue a statement as per the above or similar in his own
words covering the same subject matter?
1235. Hon BEN DAWKINS to the Leader of the House representing
the Premier:
It is a long preamble but a short
question.
The PRESIDENT : And is still
eligible to be ruled out of order if it is lengthy.
Hon BEN DAWKINS : I refer to
the following statement —
''I, Roger Cook, acknowledge
the harm caused by vaccines administered, promoted and mandated by the WA
government when I was Health Minister. This includes the AstraZeneca Covid
vaccine, which I took myself, and has since been removed from the market due to
serious side effects. I acknowledge that there are a number of West Australians who have been formally compensated
under the $33 million COVID-19 Vaccine
Claims Scheme which has confirmed their injuries. While I did the best I could
with the information available at the time, I recognise that some people
suffered from vaccine injuries and admit my role in this as health minister. I hereby
undertake to continue to monitor, pre and post the next election, the emerging
understanding of adverse effects of these vaccines and undertake to communicate
any findings to the public of Western Australia as soon as they are made known
to me''
Will
the Premier sign and issue a statement as per the above or similar in his own
words covering the same subject matter?
AnswerView source ↗
No.
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