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Old 25th Nov 2021, 03:48
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Originally Posted by Mullah Kintyre
. Maybe Student can help if s/he has been to school since it all changed.


I think every layman might think he understands but really doesn't or maybe simply happily agrees with the incorrect interpretation of the masses and that's the world in which we now thanks to the previously-referred to dumbing down.
I left school 25 years ago, I can’t explain it any better than you have with this sentence. Again, I recommend chapter 13 & 14 of “Bad Science” to anyone confused by this point.
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Your so called "new" study is dated 15th January 2021
The study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...648-4/fulltext is actually dated October 29 2021, so mass vax was a thing. The story referring to the "new study" quotes some other links, one of which is from January 2021. Apologies, I didn't see that one get pasted across.
before mass vaccination had even become a thing.
What difference does mass vaccination make? The study referred to the difference in exposure to vaccinated or unvaccinated persons by vaccinated vs unvaccinated. In the study either all were vaccinated or all were not vaccinated. That was the point.
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Old 25th Nov 2021, 07:12
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I'm saying that under the current privacy laws there has to be a serious legal discussion as to why the CCTV is being recorded in the first place
Which part of the privacy laws? You are assuming rules that do not exist. Australia is a developing country. For proof see our internet speed compared to the rest of the world and our educational ranking.

https://itwire.com/telecoms-and-nbn/...ed-league.html


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Old 25th Nov 2021, 09:19
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What difference does mass vaccination make? The study referred to the difference in exposure to vaccinated or unvaccinated persons by vaccinated vs unvaccinated. In the study either all were vaccinated or all were not vaccinated. That was the point.
Mass vaccination is a major factor as the actual large scale data is very different to what they have found. As I stated earlier in NYC where we've had over a year and thousands of deaths, and lots of data on vaccination efficiency they have found the vaccinated subject is 5 times better off than unvaccinated. The CDC has released similar findings.

Now with regard to this study one massive issue with its credibility is this statement under limitations;

Fourth, owing to the age-stratified rollout of the UK vaccination programme, the age of the unvaccinated, delta variant-infected participants was lower than that of vaccinated participants. Thus, age might be a confounding factor in our results and, as discussed, peak viral load was associated with age.
There were fewer unvaccinated females than males (p=0·04) and, as expected from the age-prioritisation of the UK vaccine roll-out, unvaccinated participants infected with the delta variant were significantly younger (p<0·001; appendix p 3).
We know very well that infection rate and severity are significantly linked to age and vulnerability. So in such low cohort numbers such as this study to not even have matching age groups really means the numbers can not be compared accurately. Also the study only focuses on household spread, so not general spread through the community overall. One could expect higher transmission rates within close confines to be much higher especially between two sharing a bed, cleaning and eating facilities. The same as any other virus.

What it does display though that even with the age disparity and other issues the vaccine is still effective at preventing spread, just not foolproof.
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Old 25th Nov 2021, 09:52
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What difference does mass vaccination make? The study referred to the difference in exposure to vaccinated or unvaccinated persons by vaccinated vs unvaccinated. In the study either all were vaccinated or all were not vaccinated. That was the point.
The difference is sample size
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Old 25th Nov 2021, 19:43
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In the UK they have used age standardized mortality rates (ASMR).

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...4september2021

Main Points:
  • Between 2 January and 24 September 2021, the age-adjusted risk of deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) was 32 times greater in unvaccinated people than in fully vaccinated individuals.
  • The weekly age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) for deaths involving COVID-19 were consistently lower for people who had received two vaccinations compared with one or no vaccinations.
  • ASMRs take into account differences in age structure and population size to allow comparisons between vaccination status groups; however some differences between the groups such as health status may remain and partly explain the differences in ASMRs.


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Old 25th Nov 2021, 21:22
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Originally Posted by Icarus2001
For proof see our internet speed compared to the rest of the world .

https://itwire.com/telecoms-and-nbn/...ed-league.html
That says we're in the top 25%. Are you saying 75% of the worlds countries are "Developing"??

Also education? We rank 8th out of 225 countries.
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Old 26th Nov 2021, 10:42
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Now with regard to this study one massive issue with its credibility is this statement under limitations;

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Fourth, owing to the age-stratified rollout of the UK vaccination programme, the age of the unvaccinated, delta variant-infected participants was lower than that of vaccinated participants. Thus, age might be a confounding factor in our results and, as discussed, peak viral load was associated with age.
They do say this immediately after though
However, it is unlikely that the higher SAR observed in the unvaccinated contacts would have been driven by younger age rather than the absence of vaccination and, to our knowledge, there is no published evidence showing increased susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection with decreasing age.

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Have the impression you should read more real science papers and watch less Netflix or mainstream media outlets…
And before you get angry with me, see what is happening now everywhere, the vaccinated are also spreading “The Virus” and getting sick as well. Ex Gibraltar 90+ vaxxed, Christmas cancelled…🤷‍♂️
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I wonder how future class actions against employers will go.
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Old 5th Dec 2021, 01:01
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Originally Posted by VONKLUFFEN
Have the impression you should read more real science papers and watch less Netflix or mainstream media outlets…
And before you get angry with me, see what is happening now everywhere, the vaccinated are also spreading “The Virus” and getting sick as well. Ex Gibraltar 90+ vaxxed, Christmas cancelled…🤷‍♂️
Wow! A sample size of 90!! Now THERES some compelling stats!

Meanwhile, in the UK, a coutry of 95% vaccine rates, unvaccinated still make up more than half the hospitaliations and almost all the deaths.

which "real science papers" are YOU reading?
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I wonder how future class actions against employers will go.
It will NEVER happen, take that to the bank!

As for the "real science papers" Wiz, they're on Tic Tok, facebook, twitter, any social media forum really. Not academic reading for most, but you can get a laugh out of some of the material they collect.
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Originally Posted by Wizofoz
Wow! A sample size of 90!! Now THERES some compelling stats!

Meanwhile, in the UK, a coutry of 95% vaccine rates, unvaccinated still make up more than half the hospitaliations and almost all the deaths.

which "real science papers" are YOU reading?
I think you will find that means 90+%... in fact it is actually 99% at last count.

I think there will be plenty of former employees of QF, SPC and any other Company that made up its own mandates getting in the line to litigate.
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UK has 69.3% vaccination rate.

Litigation scorecard so far is CMMFEU: 1 - BHP: nil.

However, BHP will likely win the next round.
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Originally Posted by Derfred
UK has 69.3% vaccination rate..
That's total population- 16 and over is over 90.

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Litigation scorecard so far is CMMFEU: 1 - BHP: nil..
That has not been the only litigation- the anti-vaxers have lost all he other ones, and this was on a technicality.


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However, BHP will likely win the next round.
Yep!
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Old 8th Dec 2021, 09:36
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SPC the workers were unanimously in favor of the mandate, so no court action would get legs seeing the company consulted the workforce first and is acting on best available medical advice from external sources. BHP was dismissed on a technicality that they had lack of consultation and that the requirement was not included in workers contracts, the latter was the main sticking point that the commissioners said if altered would change the outcome. So like with SPC if the workforce is united in wanting the mandate the contracts can be altered and the mandate valid.

Both of those workplaces are closed shops, not really public facing, so not comparable to airlines where you are transporting the general public. With any company that is mingling with general public you are going to have different angles much more agreeable to mandates, particularly if the older or vulnerable are involved commonly.

Where anti-vaxxers would be really screwed is if the workforce agrees generally to accept vaccination as a contract/EBA condition. Then there is no recourse as that's the agreement.
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Old 9th Dec 2021, 09:44
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SPC the workers were unanimously in favor of the mandate, so no court action would get legs seeing the company consulted the workforce first ...
It was never put to a vote so you wouldn't know whether SPC workers were unanimously in favour of it or not. There were certainly a few workers who didn't seem to be in favour interviewed for the SMH article, SPC workers threaten to quit over vaccine mandate.

“I’ve talked to a few people, and a lot of them want to leave because of [the mandate].”
That doesn't really have the ring of unanimity to it.

Regards the company consulting the workforce first, they did not. That matter is well documented. The decision first, media second, union and workers third and fourth timing is reflected in that SMH article and in AMWU statements.

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...BHP was dismissed on a technicality that they had lack of consultation and that the requirement was not included in workers contracts, the latter was the main sticking point that the commissioners said if altered would change the outcome.
A technicality? The Fair Work Commission Full Bench decision turned essentially exclusively on BHP's failure to consult in the manner required. Contrary to your assertion that some defect in the Employee's Contract was "the main sticking point", the Commission was clear that BHP's authority to issue the mandate was derived from the exercise of an implied contractual power to direct. The failure to properly consult was no more a technicality than driving at 70 kph in a 60 zone is "technically" speeding.

As I said, the BHP matter turned essentially exclusively on the failure to consult.
Had the Respondent consulted the Employees in accordance with its consultation obligations − such that we could have been satisfied that the decision to introduce the Site Access Requirement was the outcome of a meaningful consultation process – the above considerations would have provided a strong case in favour of a conclusion that the Site Access Requirement was a reasonable direction .
Source. Construction, Forestry, Maritime , Mining and Energy Union & Mr Matthew Howard v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd T/A Mt Arthur Coal [2021] FWCFB 6059

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It was never put to a vote so you wouldn't know whether SPC workers were unanimously in favour of it or not. There were certainly a few workers who didn't seem to be in favour interviewed for the SMH article, SPC workers threaten to quit over vaccine mandate.
My understanding was that SPC had workers complete a vaccination survey before making the decision, the extremely high rate of workers responding their intention to vaccinate was part of the decision. The AMWU was upset that the Union was not consulted beforehand and that was blown out into 'no worker consultation'. The Work Safe conclusion was that there was no issue with worker consultation, hence the AMWU action failed. The company maintained it had no reason to consult with the union at the time as it was a public health and safety matter that involved its workers and the community surrounding and simply notifying the union was sufficient.
Thank you for your interest in SPC’s COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Response Plan collateral.

The collateral pack includes SPC’s COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Response Plan deck – a summary document that should be read first – and the following sample / template documents in Word format to assist you in preparing similar documents for your organisation:
  1. Employment and contractor agreement clauses
  2. Union questions and answers
  3. Vaccination intention survey form
  4. Vaccination letter to union
  5. Vaccination mandate staff FAQs
  6. Workplace vaccination policy
  7. Interview sheet for non-registration and no vaccination
  8. Mandatory vaccination letter to contractors
  9. Poor performance and misconduct policy
  10. Staff announcement and additional management clause
  11. Staff vaccination priority registration support letter for GPs

That's SPCs rundown on preparation for mandates, note item 3. This was also used in QFs decision to mandate vaccination with the high respondent rate in favor of vaccination. That is considered consultation. Basically if you run a survey asking your intentions around being vaccinated it constitutes consultation and if high enough positive response can support a mandate, a lot of companies have gone down this path.

On the BHP matter that was just brain fade on my part, the consultation issue was the main sticking point and contractual issues secondary. Basically I used the word technicality as it was not dismissed outright with no recourse as the mandate can be reintroduced and most likely succeed if the consultation on timeline is addressed.

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Japanese don't like vaccines, find perfectly good substitute.

The Japanese obviously haven't been following the experts here on prune or they'd know how silly it is to use an anti-parasitic horse drug on humans.
And that's obviously true because a bunch of frothing pilots said so in an anonymous online forum.
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Originally Posted by Mullah Kintyre
Japanese don't like vaccines, find perfectly good substitute.

The Japanese obviously haven't been following the experts here on prune or they'd know how silly it is to use an anti-parasitic horse drug on humans.
And that's obviously true because a bunch of frothing pilots said so in an anonymous online forum.
That's old fake news Mullah - it was debunked a month ago https://fullfact.org/health/japan-not-using-ivermectin-instead-vaccines-treat-covid-19/. Japan, the country where Ivermectin was discovered, are not using it to treat Covid, and are still currently doing 100K vaccinations per day.
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