Australia’s former chief health adviser has criticised Western Australia (WA)—the state which proclaims to have the “broadest proof of vaccination requirements in the nation”—for continuing to force people to choose between getting vaccinated and losing their job. WA has mandated the vaccine for health, mining, and police workers; staff and visitors to all hospitality, entertainment, and fitness venues; members of parliament; most visitors to hospitals; and staff and jury in courtrooms. Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth said he believes the vaccination mandate for health was important, but that WA’s high vaccination rate meant the same restrictions in other sectors were no longer warranted. “I was a big advocate for convincing people at the start, then I realised that having mandates in specific areas such as health and aged care were important. But then it spread into private industry, then it spread into different areas of the public …