Perrottet Admits COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Were a Mistake in Farewell Speech

Former New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet has admitted COVID-19 vaccine mandates were a mistake in his valedictory speech to parliament. Perrottet formally announced his resignation from NSW Parliament on July 19 after 13 years of public service and will now embark on a private sector career in the United States. In his speech, the ex-premier acknowledged that while the intentions behind the mandates were to curb the spread of the virus, their impact on transmission was limited. “While we did not get everything right, I believe we got more right than wrong. And, without dwelling on every decision we got wrong, I believe it is important to point out one mistake which was made by governments here and around the world. That was the strict enforcement of vaccine mandates,” Perrottet said in the NSW Legislative Assembly....