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Free Rideshare for COVID-19 Frontline Workers To Vaccine Appointments (Workplace ID required) @ DiDi Australia

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Free Rideshare for COVID-19 Frontline Workers To Vaccine Appointments (Workplace ID required) @ DiDi Australia
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littlesoldier on 22/02/2021 - 11:42 m.didiglobal.com (984 clicks)
Last edited 22/02/2021 - 14:00 by 2 other users

Looks like some little encouragement for people to take the vaccine

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To say thanks, we’ll go the extra mile for Australians getting the COVID-19 vaccine during Phase 1a by offering safe and reliable rides to vaccination appointments for free.

Check your eligibility and apply for DiDi’s Vaccinate programme below.

To help the priority populations access Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program, DiDi has created ‘DiDi Vaccinate’ a programme offering two free rides for anyone in Phase 1a travelling to get vaccinated. It’s our way of saying thank you..

Eligible Persons under Phase 1a:
• Quarantine and border workers and all staff working in the hotel quarantine program
• Frontline healthcare worker sub-groups for prioritisation
• Aged care and disability care staff
• Aged care and disability care residents

Check the National Rollout Strategy for Phase 1a eligibility

What you’ll need to complete this form:
• Information about your work
• An image of your workplace identification card. (your full name must be visible in the same image)

Referral Links

DiDi: random (755)

Referrer & referee get 2 x $10 + 4 x $5 ride vouchers

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      • GG57 on 22/02/2021 - 15:37

        Hardly a reliable news source.
        It may have been accurate, but you should be looking at the background as to the criteria that was used to determine why those sites were selected.

        • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2021 - 17:04

          The presence of the Gold Coast University Hospital was probably a good choice.

          Besides, Queensland has a Labor government. States are responsible for the actual implementation details.

      • CJ31 on 22/02/2021 - 20:59

        "Shock horror, QLD Labor government punishes LNP voters by putting Covid treatment wards in LNP electorates!".

        Or maybe they just choose a Covid Hospital

        "Gold Coast University Hospital on Monday. Ms Park, who works in the COVID-19 ward"

        This is the same one that treated Tom Hanks.

    • jdawg7 on 22/02/2021 - 13:42
      +6

      This is the only racist thing I've read so far.

  • 4agte on 22/02/2021 - 14:08
    +6

    A little unfair putting those concerned in the anti vaxxers basket. My kids and I are fully vaccinated. I strongly believe correctly tested vaccines are super important. I will vaccinate once better long term testing is completed. Currently there has been no testing completed on pregnant woman or long term impacts on our children. On the other hand if I had a Grandma in a nursing home I would likely encourage it. The short term benefits for her might outweigh the unknown long term

    • pipe on 22/02/2021 - 14:23
      +1

      Because that's how they get people to conform, with blanket labels like anti vax, hate speech, conspriacy theorists for anyone who questions the mainstream.

      • tepiero on 22/02/2021 - 16:40
        +1

        "they" lol

    • ptj on 22/02/2021 - 14:27
      +3

      Didnt realise I've been an antivaxxer for 5 years as its been that long since I took a flu shot

    • ozbd on 22/02/2021 - 14:28

      What time frame do you consider is good long term testing?

      • 4agte on 22/02/2021 - 14:54
        +3

        How about they get testing started. I can then make an informed decision thereafter.
        I'm not saying stop the vaccinations. Giving them to the most vunerable will help with herd immunity.
        It is great to see Scomo has had his but the real question is will he give it to his kids?
        My kids will be vaccinated in due course but with 0 community transmissions in my state I don't see why my kids are guinea pigs

        • pipe on 22/02/2021 - 15:00

          No need to wait. Even now, plenty of evidence of side effects and deaths after the vaccine. If they cannot censor it, it gets "debunked" by articles saying it was a coincidence and they died naturally.

        • stingykent on 22/02/2021 - 15:08
          +2

          Scomo didn't get his lol you can literally see the cap is still on and there's even nurses saying it was the wrong type of needle type for the vax

          • Helenn on 22/02/2021 - 15:38
            +1

            @stingykent: Haha I had to go and check this and you're right! There is a video though so it must have just been for the photo, but still it's pretty funny

          • pipe on 22/02/2021 - 16:14

            @stingykent: Link?

        • astarman on 22/02/2021 - 16:29
          +1

          We are probably the last first world country to receive a vaccine. I'm not sure who the guinea pig is

    • OzViper on 22/02/2021 - 14:57
      +5

      So… you would get it if it directly benefitted you. But protecting all the other grandmothers that aren't yours.. tough luck?…

      • 4agte on 22/02/2021 - 15:06

        You have twisted what I said but I knew people would. Why aren't those vunerable getting immunised themselves. My kids have their whole life's ahead of them. Our grandma's don't. No vaccine has ever gone under so little testing. They don't even know how long the vaccine stays effective for or if it's effective on current and future mutations. But label me however you wish.

        Edit: last week I completed permission for my kids school to provide my daughter her Year 8 vaccines. I'm all for vaccines. If it upsets you I'm waiting that's cool. We don't have to hang out.

    • RetroMetro on 22/02/2021 - 16:15
      +1

      yeah that's what I'm concerned about as well, people were negging me because they didn't like what I said about genuine risks associated with this vaccine

    • Milkywayss on 22/02/2021 - 21:06
      +1

      As well as focusing on the long term unknown risk of a vaccine (which I can’t see any evidence of previous vaccinations having long term side effects), you can’t ignore there are countless examples of viruses having serious and life threatening long term side effects - such as HPV causing cancer, enteroviruses causing heart failure from myocarditis. Covid 19 will certainly have similar long term effects that are almost certainly more likely than a theoretical unknown risk from a vaccine. So sure it could do something, but think risk vs benefit.

    • abc on 23/02/2021 - 14:43

      Exactly. People should make informed decisions and circumstances for everyone is different.

      The gov just want's to ram down the vaccines to 100% of the population or as much as they can (say 70%+ minimum target) so they can say we can open up the country and no more lockdowns (as "everyone" has herd immunity then). The onus then is on you to get jabbed or remain socially distant, mask up, etc.

      Don't think for a second this is about public health first. It's about money first.

      All part of CONvid-19 The Global SCAMdemic.

  • Gomo on 22/02/2021 - 14:16

    Cool as long as I get more rides DiDi for me is pretty dud I tend to do more rides on Uber than DiDi

    (Brisbane based driver)

  • mrhugo on 22/02/2021 - 14:19
    +1

    How many people could take up this offer. I'm not frontline and we are highly advised NOT to use any form of public transport which includes ride sharing.

    • Dontdoit on 22/02/2021 - 15:30
      -1

      Who has advised you of this? If your state government did want you to use public transport dont you think they would stop it?

      Could you be a victim of misinformation?

  • Pornboy69er on 22/02/2021 - 14:23
    +8

    DiDi is a piece of shit. A driver called me and cancelled my ride and I had to pay $9 because apparently I was late…

    • Liquid Pro on 22/02/2021 - 16:13
      -4

      Then report this to ACCC and everyone can see that, instead of typing this here. The comment without evidence is just like Trump's words—Fake News. I can replace DIDI with any other carriers.

      • Pornboy69er on 22/02/2021 - 16:47
        +3

        Or you know, this is an online forum and I'm just venting. Who hurt you?

    • dazweeja on 22/02/2021 - 18:11

      Not excusing the dishonest driver but if you contact DiDi through the Help section in the app, they'll refund you.

    • pennypincher98 on 22/02/2021 - 18:41

      DiDi is kinda shit, not many cars either.
      Jumped from a 2 min wait to an 11 min wait after I booked, had to either wait or $9 cancellation fee.

  • echelon6 on 22/02/2021 - 15:22

    What about the return trip?

    • GangstaKangaroo on 23/02/2021 - 10:52

      'DiDi has created ‘DiDi Vaccinate’ a programme offering TWO free rides'
      Read the description my friend

  • Dontdoit on 22/02/2021 - 15:29

    What happened to the negative vote? Did the person who negged this deal change their mind?

    • 4agte on 22/02/2021 - 15:49
      +2

      If you comment hits a certain number of downvotes, your vote is retracted. I think this may have occurred in this instance.

  • Emerald Owl on 22/02/2021 - 16:25
    -1

    chyna

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  • GG57 on 22/02/2021 - 16:30
    +6

    I'm seeing multiple comments on here with concerns around the safety of the vaccines. In relation to that, I saw a comment elsewhere that people have been eating hot dogs and chicken nuggets for decades, and never once worried about what is in those.

    • astarman on 22/02/2021 - 16:32
      +1

      Or when they released research on hams, Salami and bbq increasing the risk of cancer…

    • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2021 - 17:30

      Whataboutism's are a logical fallacy and an awful method of getting your point across. Neither hot dogs nor chicken nuggets edit you on the RNA level, and they also aren't an experimental product never before used on humans. Are they bad for you? sure, though its completely irrelevant to this discussion. If you are okay with taking an experimental vaccine that's fine and completely your choice, the same goes for the people who are against the idea. Personal sovereignty is above all.

      • dazweeja on 22/02/2021 - 18:21
        +3

        This vaccine doesn't "edit" you on the RNA level. It provides instructions for your own cells to make a protein. Your cells aren't doing that they can't already do. If it was altering RNA in any way, I wouldnt go anywhere near it.

        • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2021 - 21:21

          To edit is to modify something from its default state. Which in the case of an RNA vaccine is its exact purpose. The RNA wouldn't make the protein by default so therefore it is edited.

          It is altering the RNA function by definition, so stay away then.

          • dazweeja on 22/02/2021 - 21:40
            +2

            @[Deactivated]: The RNA strand is introduced, the protein is made, and then the strand is degraded. RNA does not integrate itself into the host genome. That's not editing.

            • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2021 - 22:58

              @dazweeja: So without the introduction of the vaccine there is no way the protein would be produced naturally? Has there ever been an instance before where we have created artificial RNA responses?

      • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 22/02/2021 - 19:35
        +1

        You wear your ignorance like a badge of honour. I hope you are mature enough to accept the continued limitations on your freedoms as a result of your self indulgent opinions.

    • abc on 23/02/2021 - 15:00

      It's a valid concern about all new vaccines/medicines. This is not an "anti vaxxer" theory. I am not an anti vaxxer but I do have concerns due to the speed this has been developed, among other things.

      Only over the long term can you prove if there are any side effects. Look at HRT for example? Thalidomide for pregnant women? Cigarettes used to be a prescribed drug. Infinitely more examples.

      Medical science may change opinions on the safety and efficacy of drugs/treatments all the time. Only with time and data can evidence of harm (if any) play out.

      Not saying the vaccines are unsafe. We just don't have any long term data on them.

  • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 22/02/2021 - 16:56
    +1

    Sounds like a data harvesting exercise on essential workers in Australia.

  • 7835 on 22/02/2021 - 17:17

    To say thanks, we’ll go the extra mile for Australians getting the COVID-19 vaccine during Phase 1a by offering safe and reliable rides to vaccination appointments for free.

    Looks like a one-way trip

    • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2021 - 23:23

      Reminds me of the well-fed turkey (until December 24th rolls around). Gobble, gobble, gobble.

  • Buyingcrap on 22/02/2021 - 18:00
    +1

    They have a vaccine for Covid now?

    That's so cool.

  • Tleyx on 22/02/2021 - 18:15
    -2

    Arent nurses/docs public servants and therefore cant accept gifts.

  • pennypincher98 on 22/02/2021 - 18:39
    +1

    This thread almost makes me ashamed to be Australian.

    • Ibz on 23/02/2021 - 12:39
      +3

      Lol, the phrase lucky country for Australia was actually ironic, the context of it was how lucky we are considering we're run by second rate people. Once again you see evidence of it here, people are 'worried' enough to not get the jab, but not worried enough to ask real doctors how the vaccine works, realistically what threat it poses, and alternatively what the long term impacts of coronavirus may be on our body. We are so lucky we weren't worse affected by the virus. Every country that was, is doing everything they can to get their populace vaccinated and meanwhile we get a free ride to a free vaccine and worry for what? Our population doesn't take enough pride in being intellectual, and our lack of focus on scientific research and education really shows here. At minimum, everyone just needs to realise they're not an expert in everything, and they should look at the majority of medical professionals for medical advice, instead of their 'gut feeling'

      • abc on 23/02/2021 - 14:49

        Why would one rush out to get the vaccine straight away when there is basically zero community transmission in this country?

        Unless you are working in hotel quarantine, medical staff or travelling overseas why subject yourself to being a triallist for a novel vaccine?

        If the coronavirus was prevalent in the community then yeah sure you would look into getting it. Without transmission you are just putting more chemicals into your body for zero benefit.

        It is likely that the first vaccine will not be your one and only jab either. If there needs to be ongoing vaccinations due to mutant strains, effectiveness, etc well I would personally want to only get it if I really had to (going on the reasons mentioned).

        • pennypincher98 on 23/02/2021 - 17:14
          +1

          why subject yourself to being a triallist for a novel vaccine

          You know just because it's just starting to get rolled out here, doesn't mean noone else in the world has it.
          Why be COVID safe, social distance, wear masks etc if there's almost no risk of transmission?

          Because new outbreaks can happen from just one person. I sure as hell don't want to be that guy that made everyone go back into lockdown.

          • abc on 23/02/2021 - 19:32

            @pennypincher98: You know the vaccines don’t actually stop transmission right? They only have the potential to stop infection.

            • pennypincher98 on 23/02/2021 - 21:56
              +2

              @abc: Name one thing that completely eradicates any chances of transmission.

              Social distancing + mask wearing + quarantining + high test rates + contact tracing all reduce the risk, but don't negate it.
              Vaccines won't negate it either, but it's another way of lowering risk. It's best to have as many ways of doing that as you can.

              • [Deactivated] on 23/02/2021 - 22:46
                -1

                @pennypincher98: You could make the argument that considering the vaccine only mask symptoms it will make transmission more likely as the carrier will be less aware they have it.

                If it doesn't stop contraction or spread why would you even bother getting it?

                • pennypincher98 on 23/02/2021 - 23:07

                  @[Deactivated]: It lowers the risk of a serious/critical case which by the way, you don't have to be a smoker over 65 years old for that to happen.

                  As for contraction and spread: go back in history and see what happened (eg smallpox). Until there's herd immunity or close to it, it's going to stay an issue. What the vaccine will do is make it no more of an issue than other 'common' illnesses.
                  It's very unlikely the virus is completely eliminated in either of our lifetimes, as to get global herd immunity is borderline impossible.

                • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 25/02/2021 - 10:15

                  @[Deactivated]: It doesn't 'mask symptoms'. It prevents disease, and drastically cuts viral load, i.e. the ability to transmit.

                  • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2021 - 00:00
                    -1

                    @JohnHowardsEyebrows: Simply not true. "As Zaks told Axios, while Moderna’s and other’s vaccines do appear to prevent people from getting “severely sick” from COVID-19, “they do not show that they prevent you from potentially carrying this virus … and infecting others.”
                    https://archive.vn/tQFFk

                    Enjoy your experimental 'vaccine' for an illness that has been blown way out of proportion with awful testing methods. The WHO conveniently lowered the recommended amount of testing cycles the day after the US inauguration and we have seen a sharp decline in cases that perfectly coincided with the stolen US election and illegitimate removal of Trump from office. They weren't purposely pushing numbers up for a reason….no way, its just a coincidence of course…

                    "In Massachusetts, from 85 to 90 percent of people who tested positive in July with a cycle threshold of 40 would have been deemed negative if the threshold were 30 cycles, Dr. Mina said"
                    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/health/coronavirus-testin…

                    Now apply that globally and you will see the real numbers on this absolutely manufactured narrative that has been spun.

                    Even the CEO of Pfizer hasn't taken the vaccine because he doesn't want to 'cut in line'… he is 59 years old so surely he is more at risk. It's because he knows more about it than you or me and if he was truly confident in it he would surely take it so he can be immune.
                    https://archive.vn/ti56o

                    • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 26/02/2021 - 10:43

                      @[Deactivated]: You're a nutjob who has deliberately chosen to cherry pick things to suit your demented narrative. Hope you enjoy being left behind while the rest of society is allowed to get back to normal.

                      • [Deactivated] on 26/02/2021 - 14:27
                        -1

                        @JohnHowardsEyebrows: What did I post there that makes me a 'nutjob'? Typical response to anyone who gets their narrative questioned with facts. Nothing I said there is in the least bit conspiratorial, I gave references to each point I made. I could just as easily say you have only looked at news that correlates with your 'demented narrative'. If you can look at factual evidence in the face and still choose to disagree with it then that is a reflection on your critical thinking abilities and I feel sorry for you.

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