Hair salon bans patrons who have had the jab
A Gold Coast hair salon is turning away customers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, claiming they are concerned for the “health and safety” of their staff.
The Khemia HI Vibe Frequency Salon at Palm Beach posted a policy update posted the policy change on its social media pages, claiming the “unknown health effects of the mRNA vaccine” are not covered by its public liability insurance.
According to their new policy, customers are required to notify the salon if they have had the vaccine before making an appointment.
“The unknown health effects of the mRNA vaccine are not covered by our public liability insurance,” the salon wrote on its Facebook and Instagram pages.
“We are deeply sorry for any inconvenience to you.”
All vaccines confirmed for use in Australia have been heavily regulated to ensure their safety by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
“Australia’s vaccine safety and regulatory process is world class and people can be confident that vaccines approved for use are safe and effective,” Acting Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, and Head of the TGA Adjunct Professor John Skerritt said in a joint statement in April.
“Our vaccines will save lives and are an essential part of tackling this global pandemic.”
The Khemia team said the policy would be reevaluated after the completion of clinical trials in 2023.
The post was also flagged by Facebook as “missing context”, and a fact box appeared beneath it that read: “Independent fact-checkers say that this information could mislead people.”
The salon’s owner told 9News she had heard of women contracting side effects without actually being vaccinated.
“I guess a lot of people would question that and I think it’s like anything, it’s like the disease or the virus at the moment - it’s spreading somehow and somehow women are reporting side effects when they haven’t had the host,” she told 9News.
Though the side effects of vaccination might feel like you are sick, they do not mean that you are or that your symptoms are contagious, and there are no verified reports that support Ms Adler’s claims.
“Side effect symptoms cannot be spread to others,” Manisha Juthani, MD, infectious disease specialist at Yale Medicine and associate professor at the Yale School of Medicine, told Verywell. “The vaccine cannot give you the virus, so the symptoms you experience are a manifestation of your immune system building a response so that you can fight the virus in the future should you be exposed to it.”
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Today that public hesitancy over getting the jab was understandable but would not derail the government’s plans to reopen Australia’s borders.
“It’s understandable that some people are hesitant, but ultimately, the more people that get the jab, the better.”