Covid-19 Australia: Anti-vaxx Byron Bay could be flooded with coronavirus when ...

Covid-19 Australia: Anti-vaxx Byron Bay could be flooded with coronavirus when ...
Covid-19 Australia: Anti-vaxx Byron Bay could be flooded with coronavirus when ...

Celebrity favourite paradise Byron Bay is set to face a huge wave of Covid cases by Christmas, doctors fear, as the area remains largely unvaccinated with many still in denial about the pandemic.

Fragments of Covid-19 were found in the Byron sewage systems over the weekend, as Lismore, a town south-west of the area, was plunged into lockdown on Thursday.

The Byron Bay region is bracing for an outbreak, after a parent and child returning from Sydney brought the virus to Lismore, where it has since spread. 

The Byron Bay region is set to be hit with a wave of Covid cases by Christmas (pictured, 'freedom' protestors on Saturday in Byron Bay)

The Byron Bay region is set to be hit with a wave of Covid cases by Christmas (pictured, 'freedom' protestors on Saturday in Byron Bay)

Local paediatrician Chris Ingall said to the Daily Telegraph the region has pockets of people who won't vaccinate, predicting the virus will hit hard in those areas.

Medical professionals are bracing for the counterculture paradise to be hit with a huge number of positive cases. 

'The opening up of the state is inevitable and we are going to be awash with Covid by Christmas, maybe before then,' Dr Ingall said. 

Only a third of Lismore's population are fully-vaccinated, and 62 per cent have received a first dose.

While Lismore is generally accepting of the impacts of the virus, the greater area includes anti-vax capitals such as Mullumbimby and Nimbin.

As fully-vaccinated travellers flock to the region once lockdown is lifted, the area which is has large groups of people opposed to the virus will be hit hard (pictured, protestors on Saturday n Byron Bay)

As fully-vaccinated travellers flock to the region once lockdown is lifted, the area which is has large groups of people opposed to the virus will be hit hard (pictured, protestors on Saturday n Byron Bay)

Once the state opens, Dr Ingall is worried that the virus will sweep through the region by asymptomatic vaccinated travellers.

While vaccines are incredibly effective at stopping deaths and hospitalisations, the fully-vaccinated can still carry the virus and spread it to others. 

The neighbouring Byron Shire has an even lower vaccination percentage, leaving it even more susceptible once lockdown is removed in NSW.

Only 31 per cent of residents are fully-vaccinated and 55 per cent have had a single dose.

While some are claiming lack of supply is responsible for the low vaccination rates, medical professionals are claiming anti-vaxxers in the area were making fake appointments, meaning precious vaccines were being thrown out.

Byron Shire Mayor, Adam Lyon, claimed the region only received 300 doses a week.

The asymptomatic travellers will spread the virus without restriction, infecting unvaccinated populations in Byron Bay, doctors fear (pictured, Byron Bay protestors on Saturday)

The asymptomatic travellers will spread the virus without restriction, infecting unvaccinated populations in Byron Bay, doctors fear (pictured, Byron Bay protestors on Saturday)

Graffiti is littered across the main road, painting anti-vaccination slogans and Covid denying ramblings. 

'A lot of people who see themselves as the cool kids – the punks – they just don't like being told what to do by anyone ever,' local lawyer Mark Swivel said. 

Mr Swivel, who is running for mayor, also claimed the Covid deniers would rather flip the bird to establishment than take one for the team and get the jab.

The warning comes after an anti-lockdown protest in Byron Bay on Saturday.

Between 200 and 300 people faced off against police in the sleepy beach town on the Far North Coast of NSW - despite not being in lockdown.

The early signs of the protest were fairly peaceful, with locals spotted waving a series of bizarre slogans. 

Despite not being in lockdown, up to 300 protestors in Byron Bay took part in a anti-lockdown march on Saturday (pictured, a bikini clad protestor)

Despite not being in lockdown, up to 300 protestors in Byron Bay took part in a anti-lockdown march on Saturday (pictured, a bikini clad protestor)

Some held 'Freedom from Lockdown' signs and repeatedly chanted 'freedom' - despite the fact stay-at-home orders in the Byron Shire were lifted on September 11.

A large police presence and members of the Public Order and Riot Squad initially outnumbered protesters when they first gathered outside Byron Bay Court House on Saturday morning.

Soon after, the group's numbers increased, with Tweed Byron Police District Chief Inspector Matt Kehoe issuing a direction to disperse.

When the series of protestors ignored the direction, officers made several arrests outside the local court house and again when the protestors moved to Apex Park at Main Beach.

Local police at Byron Bay did make a few arrests (pictured), but the protest was deemed largely peaceful by authorities

Local police at Byron Bay did make a few arrests (pictured), but the protest was deemed largely peaceful by authorities

NSW Police have since confirmed 11 people were arrested and 28 people were issued fines in the popular holiday destination.

While most believe the Byron Bay region to be a relaxed suburb of counterculture and hippie attitudes, locals claim that is not the case.

Gone are the days of old Byron types, as influencers flock to the area and mansions are erected consistently.

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