Tasmanian MP backs petition questioning COVID-19 masks and vaccinations

A Tasmanian government MP has come under fire for making a 'concerning' decision to sponsor a petition to State Parliament containing vaccine-related misinformation. Liberal backbencher John Tucker has sponsored a petition to State Parliament that claims vaccine and mask mandates imposed by the government he is a member of 'have not stopped the spread or mitigated the risks of contracting COVID-19 in Tasmania'. It also argues that, 'there is increasing public concern that vaccinations and masking are unsafe,' and calls on the Tasmanian government to lift all vaccination mandates and end mask requirements in schools, medical clinics and transport.