‘Classless' reaction to Magda Szubanski's cancer diagnosis

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3 days ago

There has been a 'classless' reaction to Magda Szubanski's cancer news on social media.
One day after the Aussie comedian revealed she was diagnosed with a rare stage-4 blood cancer, her push for vaccinations during the Covid era has been brought back to the forefront.
During the pandemic, the 64-year-old urged her fellow Aussies to get the Covid jabs – she even dressed up as her famous Kath & Kim character Sharon Strzelecki for an ad promoting the vaccine for the Victorian Government at the time.
Now, some X users have suggested that Szubanski's Covid vaccinations are the reason for her 'turbo cancer' – an anti-vaccination conspiracy theory that alleges people vaccinated against Covid are suffering from a high incidence of fast-developing cancers.
'Very sad to hear another experimental vaccine pusher has been diagnosed with something horrible. I guess you must 'face the consequences' of your choice now?' tweeted one user, as another wondered, 'How many Covid shots did you have? I'm not saying they caused it but it's an awfully big coincidence so many people who had multiple shots of got turbo cancer.'
'Interesting how many celebrities and 'TV personalities' in Australia who publicly pushed an experimental therapeutic are now suddenly falling very ill. Someone should do a tally,' another added, as one tweeted, 'I'm sorry but that's what happens when you get paid to push lies from the WHO [World Health Organisation].'
And the onslaught continued:
'She was asking for 5th booster in 2022. wonder she's at now?'
'Guess pushing certain injections didn't turn out so well for her.'
'Zero sympathy.'
'It's good to see that karma still works.'
However, among the criticism were people who came to Szubanski's defence.
'As if cancer didn't exist before Covid and vaccinations. Yiu guys are seriously cooked,' one tweeted, as another told the harsh critics, 'Classless of you to post this. Why drop to the level?'
'I can't believe you are rejoicing about this,' another sympathised with the star, as one commented, 'The posts here are highly disrespectful. No need for this rubbish no matter which side of the fence you sit on. Have some decency. BTW, these things can happen to anyone. Sometimes you don't have a choice.'
Szubanski revealed her private health battle on Thursday, telling her Instagram followers she was diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a rare and fast-moving blood cancer.
The star described her diagnosis as 'serious' and confirmed she has begun 'the Nordic protocol' … 'one of the best treatments available' for the disease that was randomly picked up during a recent breast screen.
'Hello, my lovelies. The head is shaved in anticipation of it all falling out in a couple of weeks,' she said in her video. 'I have just been diagnosed with a very rare, very aggressive lymphoma. It is one of the nasty ones unfortunately.'
'It's pretty confronting. It is a full on one. But new treatments keep coming down the pipeline all the time … I've just got to [laughs]. What do you? What are you gonna do?
'I'm being lovingly cared for by friends and family. My medical team is brilliant and I've never felt more held by the people around me,' she said.
'I'll be lying very low while my immune system takes a hammering … To be honest, I've been feeling pretty ratsh*t for ages. So I asked for extra bloods and – voila!
'So the take away is – get tested and listen to your body! For now, just know I'm in good hands, good spirits – but I reserve my human right to be a cranky old moll.'