Conspiracies even swirled that people were undergoing “microchipping” in the guise of the vax.One local leader said about a third of the community in Wilcannia was “anti-vax”, with another saying the government had “tricky minds”. Daily Telegraph – News Feed latest episodeAboriginal spokeswoman Aunty Kerry “Sissy” King said she was vaccinated despite being spooked after seeing a fake video about vaccine microchipping.“The video reminded me of having an ankle bracelet, where you can’t move. Seeing those videos I was even thinking: ‘Stuff that’, but when it started leaving the cities I came around,” Aunty Sissy said.“A lot of us are confused and scared of vaccines. So that’s a worry. And it’s all ages, not just the young ones. But the reality is, we’ve had vaccines all our lives and they’ve kept us safe. Now I feel like I carry some sort of shield around me.”Wilcannia woman Tanika Hunter, 24, who is in isolation as a close contact said she was not getting vaccinated.“Nah, I don’t believe in them. You just see things on Facebook and that. One man put a spoon up to his arm and it just stayed there,” Ms Hunter said.Wilcannia Aboriginal elder Cyril Hunter, 73, one of the first in the community to get the jab, says locals were hesitant because they felt they had no control.“I guess a lot of people are not really sure because they weren’t notified or spoken to. When a person pulls up and says do this or do that. It’s a lack of control.”Far West Local Health chief executive Umit Agis said it was understandable there was some distrust.“Given the history of the Aboriginal community, you can understand why it might be,” Mr Agis said. “We heard rumours going around about doctors injecting chips in the arms. But as the numbers are increasing, the minority voices are really drowning out.”The chair of the Local Aboriginal Land Council, Barkindji man Michael Kennedy, said he worryingly estimated about a third of the community did not believe in vaccines.“You see videos on social media of people holding magnets on their arms. Sometimes they make things look so real. Hearing about people dying straight after the vaccinations … I just ignore it. I know it’s crap. I don’t believe in any of the conspiracy theories.”NED-4534-NSW-Roadmap-to-freedomNAT – Stay Informed – Social Media
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