So the previous 63K deaths in Florida can be discounted because they are only now doing so well?111 deaths to 430,000 infections vs our 250+ deaths to around 700,000 infections. Seems Florida with their 70% vaccination rates, limited restrictions and fat obese Americans are doing better! Guess covid already killed off their vulnerable?
Correct.So the previous 63K deaths in Florida can be discounted because they are only now doing so well?
Probably by waking up in the morning and not being offended by whats happening in a University half way round the world would be a startWhere do you draw the line?
Omicron is 75% less severe than Delta
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-17/omicron-a-reminder-the-pandemic-is-far-from-over/13707674
Keep living like a hermit for the rest of your life?
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Here's the lead author:
A dentist!
Next time you have car trouble pop in and see your local panel beater....Yeah Dentists are notoriously dumb sh!ts with nothing constructive to add and zero credibility.
If the Author had been a Veterinarian on the other hand, we could religiously believe everything they tell us, yes?
Don't normally "play the man" but it seems a popular game around here so what the heck:
Albert Bourla : (Given he's a horse doctor, I'm surprised he's not keener on Ivermectin, lol)
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Interestingly, one of the best mechanic's I know IS also a panel beater, lolNext time you have car trouble pop in and see your local panel beater....
Probably by waking up in the morning and not being offended by whats happening in a University half way round the world would be a start
Dentists are not engaged in clinical medicine so her involvement in a study on a drug she does not use is unusual.Yeah Dentists are notoriously dumb sh!ts with nothing constructive to add and zero credibility.
The part I dont understand is that you figured all that out but not the bit about politicians only agenda is being re-elected.Who said l was offended?
The stupidity that happens in the USA eventually spreads to Australia.
Common sense has gone out the window. Can't you see that? Everyone is getting Omicron or Delta, EVERYONE. Regards of your feelings. The replication/infection rate of Omircon is 7 (or l think 10) to 1, it's super infectious. Your getting it. Doing RAT/PCR tests are a waste of time, effort and money for everyone involved. Why do them?
WA is just delaying the inevitable too.
McGowan is in denial.
Probably the big miners pressuring him to do something because it's all theatre and he can obviously see what is going on in the rest of Australia. The CDC said that those cloth masks are useless, only use N/K 95 Masks. Ok, where do we get 20 million masks from? Maybe twice a week (or 3 times depending on how active you are), so we need 40 - 60 million masks per week, every week, forever? Its stupid.
- QR Code check in should be abolished ASAP. Honestly, does anyone check in anymore? Whats the point of checking in to a local bakery when the definition of a close contact is now 4 hours? I could work with someone for 3 hour 59 minutes, have smoko, then do another 3 hours 59 minutes and not be considered a close contact. It's laughable.
- Quarantine for international arrivals should be abolished ASAP. How does it make sense for someone flying into Australia has to do 2 weeks quarantine (positive or not), but if you get Omicron locally, you just have to quarantine for ~7 days. Makes no sense. Maybe propping up the hotel industry...
- RAT Test - for what purpose? Everyone is getting it. Just accept it. If you feel unwell, have a few days off, if not, keep going to work. My local Coles/Woolies selection of fresh food looks like we are living in Cuba.
- Data coming out now is showing that continuous boosters have the potential to harm the immune system. Let natural immunity rip through the community.
Here is another stupid article from the ABC that doesn't take into account small/medium size business owners who need to work or else they don't get paid and go bankrupt. Everyone has bills to pay. No work, no money, go bust. Plenty of time to get your shots if you so desire, if not, thats your risk profile, I don't care. Up to you.
You can't make this stuff up, how blind people are who don't live in a world where they need to work to make ends meet.
'COVID chasers' trying to catch Omicron on purpose
are 'playing Russian roulette', experts say
Dave is desperate to catch COVID-19 and has been maximising his chances of getting infected after returning from a family Christmas."I've been going to parties, clubs and still attending the gym," he says.The 39-year-old from Sydney is a "COVID chaser" — someone indulging in the controversial practice of trying to catch the virus on their own terms, perhaps at a "COVID party", so they can time their isolation around their lives and hopefully avoid inconvenience."As a self-employed business owner I have limited holiday time and need to be available to service my clients and earn a living," he says."Given this, timing a COVID infection early in the new year made sense: most of my clients were also away, meaning I could get this out the way and be available for work once I'd recovered."Unsurprisingly, epidemiologists and experts are strongly warning against the practice.Stuart Turville, an associate professor of immunovirology at the Kirby Institute, equates trying to catch COVID to "driving around Australia, learning how to swim in watering holes that may or may not have crocodiles"."If we've learned anything about the virus, it's that it turns on a dime."It's unclear how widespread the practice is or how many people have contracted the virus this way.But Dave isn't alone — Marie* has a similar plan, along with several others who we spoke with for this story. None wanted to use their real names, for fear of being identified as COVID rule breakers or the possibility of fines.Dave and Marie are both vaccinated but consider themselves to be realists about their likelihood of contracting the virus.Marie is a wedding planner from Brisbane and recently discovered her daughter, who is isolating in another suburb, has COVID-19. The 49-year-old is thinking of paying her a strategic visit pretty soon."I want it over and done with before my next wedding booking starts in February," she says."We're all getting it sooner or later, so if I can manage it, I'd like it to be on my terms."Call me crazy, but I like to be organised: my business has suffered enough with cancellations. I don't want to finally have bookings starting again and then having to cancel due to COVID."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-16/covid-trying-to-catch-omicron-on-purpose-dangerous/100746124
I'm in a similar mindset as Dave (above). I would have preferred to get Omicron over the Xmas break so l can continue to work and not lose wages. Some of my work colleague have had Omicron, feel like crap for 1 or 2 days, thats it. 1 didn't even know he had it, he had to do a PCR test for family reasons, turns out he had Covid.
Dan Andrews, Anastasia Palletjack, Mark Mcgowan, Steven Marshall and Michael Gunner have no idea because they get a salary regardless of lockdowns or quarantine situations going on. So out of touch with society and small business owners. Same with Stuart Turville at the Kirby Institute. Work from home. Shut down businesses. I don't care, l still get paid. Maybe the politicians should forfeit their pay to a non profit charity that someone else decides on everytime there is a lockdown.
We (Australia) should have done more research into drugs like Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine and also pumped more into the unis research (like Monash and UQ QLD, or utilised the Military, like the US Army is doing - link) - not believing what the USA touted as not working due to their horrid political fabric of left v right that is going on over there right now. Same with monoclonal antibody treatment - feel sick or the onset of Covid, come in and get this treatment for free. Instead, what did we do in QLD? Build 2 quarantine camps in Pinkenba and Toowoomba. We are ruled by idiots. Not only that, Palletjack has had 2 years to get ready for this, and she is still flying by the seat of her pants....
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The part I dont understand is that you figured all that out but not the bit about politicians only agenda is being re-elected.
Two interesting things from this that says a lot about politicians.The NSW Health Minister says he has been the victim of a fraudulent COVID test report and says those responsible for the "moronic" act will be punished.
Brad Hazzard said yesterday he received a notification from NSW Health that someone had registered a positive rapid antigen test (RAT) under his name.
The system for self-reporting RATs went live last week and — through the Service NSW app or website — people must register their positive result with details including their mobile number.
Mr Hazzard said whoever had made a fake report with his details was "juvenile" and "extremely irresponsible".
You are undermining what the public health team is trying to do here to keep the entire community safe," he said.
"It is juvenile, it is moronic."
The Health Minister said police would "come hunting" for anyone who misrepresents information to NSW Health and could issue $5,000 fines.
"If you're caught you will have a $5,000 fine but worse still, when you're telling your friends about that, they will probably tell you how stupid you are."
Mr Hazzard said those putting in malicious fake reports of infections were wasting the time and resources of the health department who must monitor any high-risk cases of COVID.
He said before his personal experience yesterday he had heard of other fake reports being submitted.
According to Service NSW, you can register a positive result for another adult or child and do not need a MyServiceNSW account to do so.
Failing to report a positive rapid antigen test attracts a $1,000 fine.
Well if you join the dots you might understand where we are at and why,whether right or wrong!Pollies only look after themselves, I thought l mentioned common sense? Everyone knows that. Self interest.
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