Byron Bay anti-vaxxers are booking fake appointments in a bid to waste vaccines. Photo / NCA NewswireThere are growing fears for the Byron Bay region, with locals predicting the area's high vaccine hesitancy will lead to disaster once NSW reopens within weeks. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, local health workers claimed anti-vaxxers were intentionally booking fake vaccination appointments only to never show up, causing doses of the precious vaccine to be wasted. Mayoral candidate Mark Swivel told the publication many Byron residents saw themselves as the "cool kids" who liked to rebel against authority. Byron Bay anti-vaxxers are booking fake appointments in a bid to waste vaccines.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 19, 2021 23:06 UTC