All borders to reopen.
Most of us have a story to tell on a minimum wage unfortunately. Sorry for your plight. It mustn’t be easy. The sooner we get out of this the better. One step is to get the quarantine rules changed. I’m merely pointing out the differences between the two countries participating in the bubble. Why quarantine when it’s unnecessary and not based on science. New Zealand don’t do it. Why should we when most are fully vaccinated. Call or email your local member and ask why. Do you want 14 or 0-2. It’s that simple.
But you do agree that so far only a small fraction of the population has been infected? And that the death rate is approximately 2%, and there are long term effects for perhaps 30% of the others? Extrapolate that out to a 100% infection incidence, who the hell is going to provide acute care for that many people, bury that many people and provide chronic care for that many people?
There was always going to be a race between the virus and the vaccine, and those countries that understood that have suffered fewer deaths and costs.
There was always going to be a race between the virus and the vaccine, and those countries that understood that have suffered fewer deaths and costs.
COVID is dangerous to the elderly and to those with underlying conditions. It’s dangerous and should be contained.
To this day, CV kills approximately 2% of those that catch it. Even in the US where it ran rampant, 10% of the population caught it. Brazil, India, UK, Italy - all disasters, and yet all have similar stats - roughly 10% infection, roughly 1-2% of that 10% die. That’s approximately a 0.02 fatality rate for a population. Now look at the rates for every other fatal disease that we have. COVID is bad for sure - just not hysterically so.
We did much better in Australia / NZ. No argument there. Let’s see how we fare post CV - I reckon we’ve snookered ourselves a little. Time will tell how well we handle the “exit strategy”.
You are right that 100% of populations don’t get infected since, among other things, viruses tend to die out after herd immunity is reached. But the current estimates about the current variations run into the low 80’s. Still lots of people, but that’s moot mostly because vaccines were developed in record time and are slowly becoming more widely available.
No, covid isn’t bad compared to SARS or other diseases, but those others you never get in pandemic numbers.
Regarding the exit strategy...I worry about it too since no one seems to be discussing what that is going to look like. Collectively we have embraced eradication, but since eternal isolation isn’t a practical path the government needs to start defining milestones and stages of reopening to the larger world. We certainly cannot let anti vaxxers inform policy on acceptable risk, one way or the other.
No, covid isn’t bad compared to SARS or other diseases, but those others you never get in pandemic numbers.
Regarding the exit strategy...I worry about it too since no one seems to be discussing what that is going to look like. Collectively we have embraced eradication, but since eternal isolation isn’t a practical path the government needs to start defining milestones and stages of reopening to the larger world. We certainly cannot let anti vaxxers inform policy on acceptable risk, one way or the other.
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Most of us have a story to tell on a minimum wage unfortunately. Sorry for your plight. It mustn’t be easy. The sooner we get out of this the better. One step is to get the quarantine rules changed. I’m merely pointing out the differences between the two countries participating in the bubble. Why quarantine when it’s unnecessary and not based on science. New Zealand don’t do it. Why should we when most are fully vaccinated. Call or email your local member and ask why. Do you want 14 or 0-2. It’s that simple.
Now two big name Cricket Australia commentators are lashing out at the PM saying he had bloody on his hands. I must say I hope those two are removed from public life. Why do these ppl think cricketers deserve preferential treatment, they put themself in this situation knowing what could happen.
This is another example of why Australian athletes should be band from attending the Olympic Games.
This is another example of why Australian athletes should be band from attending the Olympic Games.
You are right that 100% of populations don’t get infected since, among other things, viruses tend to die out after herd immunity is reached. But the current estimates about the current variations run into the low 80’s. Still lots of people, but that’s moot mostly because vaccines were developed in record time and are slowly becoming more widely available.
No, covid isn’t bad compared to SARS or other diseases, but those others you never get in pandemic numbers.
Regarding the exit strategy...I worry about it too since no one seems to be discussing what that is going to look like. Collectively we have embraced eradication, but since eternal isolation isn’t a practical path the government needs to start defining milestones and stages of reopening to the larger world. We certainly cannot let anti vaxxers inform policy on acceptable risk, one way or the other.
No, covid isn’t bad compared to SARS or other diseases, but those others you never get in pandemic numbers.
Regarding the exit strategy...I worry about it too since no one seems to be discussing what that is going to look like. Collectively we have embraced eradication, but since eternal isolation isn’t a practical path the government needs to start defining milestones and stages of reopening to the larger world. We certainly cannot let anti vaxxers inform policy on acceptable risk, one way or the other.
I found this interesting regarding the US. Apologies for the link - hopefully it’s viewable!
https://apple.news/ADRGHPLjTQdWCbcDbzJHywg
The title was “Is the world finally getting sick of Covid-mania?” Published in The Australian newspaper May 4.
Now two big name Cricket Australia commentators are lashing out at the PM saying he had bloody on his hands. I must say I hope those two are removed from public life. Why do these ppl think cricketers deserve preferential treatment, they put themself in this situation knowing what could happen.
This is another example of why Australian athletes should be band from attending the Olympic Games.
This is another example of why Australian athletes should be band from attending the Olympic Games.
I found this interesting regarding the US. Apologies for the link - hopefully it’s viewable!
https://apple.news/ADRGHPLjTQdWCbcDbzJHywg
The title was “Is the world finally getting sick of Covid-mania?” Published in The Australian newspaper May 4.
https://apple.news/ADRGHPLjTQdWCbcDbzJHywg
The title was “Is the world finally getting sick of Covid-mania?” Published in The Australian newspaper May 4.
I did see this cartoon today, from the 1930’s. La plus ca change...
I found this interesting regarding the US. Apologies for the link - hopefully it’s viewable!
https://apple.news/ADRGHPLjTQdWCbcDbzJHywg
The title was “Is the world finally getting sick of Covid-mania?” Published in The Australian newspaper May 4.
https://apple.news/ADRGHPLjTQdWCbcDbzJHywg
The title was “Is the world finally getting sick of Covid-mania?” Published in The Australian newspaper May 4.
As far as Australia goes well there was a Lowy Institute poll recently with some telling stats on what Australians want with borders:
A Lowy Institute poll has shown only two in 10, or 18 per cent of people, feel all Australians should be free to leave the country.
41 per cent agreed with the current policy that requires people to have special exemptions to be allowed to leave the country.
Only a third of Australians aged 18-59 said those vaccinated should be free to leave now
Almost 60 per cent feel the government has done enough to help fellow citizens return home
No Australians felt the US had handled COVID-19 very well, while a whopping 92 per cent said the pandemic was managed very or fairly badly there
Actually more like “are US Republicans getting sick of Covid restrictions?” And the answer being yes, they’ve been sick of them since this pandemic started, which is why Republican states have had higher Covid tolls than Democratic ones.
As far as Australia goes well there was a Lowy Institute poll recently with some telling stats on what Australians want with borders:
A Lowy Institute poll has shown only two in 10, or 18 per cent of people, feel all Australians should be free to leave the country.
41 per cent agreed with the current policy that requires people to have special exemptions to be allowed to leave the country.
Only a third of Australians aged 18-59 said those vaccinated should be free to leave now
Almost 60 per cent feel the government has done enough to help fellow citizens return home
No Australians felt the US had handled COVID-19 very well, while a whopping 92 per cent said the pandemic was managed very or fairly badly there
As far as Australia goes well there was a Lowy Institute poll recently with some telling stats on what Australians want with borders:
A Lowy Institute poll has shown only two in 10, or 18 per cent of people, feel all Australians should be free to leave the country.
41 per cent agreed with the current policy that requires people to have special exemptions to be allowed to leave the country.
Only a third of Australians aged 18-59 said those vaccinated should be free to leave now
Almost 60 per cent feel the government has done enough to help fellow citizens return home
No Australians felt the US had handled COVID-19 very well, while a whopping 92 per cent said the pandemic was managed very or fairly badly there
Actually more like “are US Republicans getting sick of Covid restrictions?” And the answer being yes, they’ve been sick of them since this pandemic started, which is why Republican states have had higher Covid tolls than Democratic ones.
Interesting "Medical" website that one. After you're done reading about how "people I don't like get Covid more", You can also read about :
Should we criminalize speech we don't like?
Transphobia
Can men get periods?
How to have commitment free sex with as many people as possible
Don't worry though, these are all "fact checked" and "medically reviewed" by the same publisher that wrote them.
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The authors of the study write that they adjusted for “state population density, rurality, Census region, age, race, ethnicity, poverty, number of physicians, obesity, cardiovascular disease, asthma, smoking, and presidential voting in 2020.”
ha ha. Yup no bias there.
The authors of the study write that they adjusted for “state population density, rurality, Census region, age, race, ethnicity, poverty, number of physicians, obesity, cardiovascular disease, asthma, smoking, and presidential voting in 2020.”
ha ha. Yup no bias there.
How's Australia and it's elimination policy going to deal with this?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/h...=pocket-newtab
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/h...=pocket-newtab
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
Now, more than half of adults in the United States have been inoculated with at least one dose of a vaccine. But daily vaccination rates are slipping, and there is widespread consensus among scientists and public health experts that the herd immunity threshold is not attainable — at least not in the foreseeable future, and perhaps not ever.
Instead, they are coming to the conclusion that rather than making a long-promised exit, the virus will most likely become a manageable threat that will continue to circulate in the United States for years to come, still causing hospitalizations and deaths but in much smaller numbers.
Instead, they are coming to the conclusion that rather than making a long-promised exit, the virus will most likely become a manageable threat that will continue to circulate in the United States for years to come, still causing hospitalizations and deaths but in much smaller numbers.
How's Australia and it's elimination policy going to deal with this?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/h...=pocket-newtab
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/h...=pocket-newtab
Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
At some point in the future, the borders will be open, and people will be able to leave and return with no quarantine requirements. I used to say that the trick was figuring out when that point would be, but now I’m not so sure. Now I think that the trick is to convince people that this point actually exists.
In my secondary employment I work with people who have all their friends and relatives within 100km, who “went to Queensland once” and “didn’t like it”. They want the borders closed, and I quote: “forever, keep them shut, no one out or in until the virus has gone”. If anyone thinks we are going to get 100% consensus on the border opening they’re deluded.
Once everyone has had the opportunity to be vaccinated in this country, the government needs show some leadership and start looking at a date for a gradual reopening.
In my secondary employment I work with people who have all their friends and relatives within 100km, who “went to Queensland once” and “didn’t like it”. They want the borders closed, and I quote: “forever, keep them shut, no one out or in until the virus has gone”. If anyone thinks we are going to get 100% consensus on the border opening they’re deluded.
Once everyone has had the opportunity to be vaccinated in this country, the government needs show some leadership and start looking at a date for a gradual reopening.
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At some point in the future, the borders will be open, and people will be able to leave and return with no quarantine requirements. I used to say that the trick was figuring out when that point would be, but now I’m not so sure. Now I think that the trick is to convince people that this point actually exists.
In my secondary employment I work with people who have all their friends and relatives within 100km, who “went to Queensland once” and “didn’t like it”. They want the borders closed, and I quote: “forever, keep them shut, no one out or in until the virus has gone”. If anyone thinks we are going to get 100% consensus on the border opening they’re deluded.
Once everyone has had the opportunity to be vaccinated in this country, the government needs show some leadership and start looking at a date for a gradual reopening.
In my secondary employment I work with people who have all their friends and relatives within 100km, who “went to Queensland once” and “didn’t like it”. They want the borders closed, and I quote: “forever, keep them shut, no one out or in until the virus has gone”. If anyone thinks we are going to get 100% consensus on the border opening they’re deluded.
Once everyone has had the opportunity to be vaccinated in this country, the government needs show some leadership and start looking at a date for a gradual reopening.