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(05-17-2022, 09:20 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:My family has been hit with influenza. Much worse than the covid we experienced. Took my 7 year old to monash hospital and they said they have been smashed with influenza. Kids were coming from Pakenham and Berwick because their hospital had a 6 hour wait. I started yesterday with I thought were cold/flu symptoms (tested neg in the morning), tested pos to Covid last night. My wife tested pos this morning. The flu is rampant however.
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(05-17-2022, 10:53 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:Covid back with 20 deaths in Vic the last 24 hours and a lot of new cases.
The AMA want us wearing masks again in more crowded locations like supermarkets etc...wonder if Dan will go back to some Covid measures or the federal and state political landscape will dim his enthusiasm... Yep, I started wearing masks again last weekend when I heard some medicos on the radio warning people, you won't get the mask call from the politicians because of the election, they are all too gutless and won't offer a bipartisan approach which shows you just how little they really care for the general public. But I bet you will start to see them all starting to wear masks! 
The current problem is people getting a double whack, Flu and COVID, and the early indicators are it looks like if you had COVID makes you far more vulnerable to a severe dose of the Flu. Which is very bad news for everybody but especially those that can't be vaccinated. I suspect that is why I saw cars queuing at the COVID vaccination centre yesterday for the first time in many many weeks.
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(05-17-2022, 09:20 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:My family has been hit with influenza. Much worse than the covid we experienced. Took my 7 year old to monash hospital and they said they have been smashed with influenza. Kids were coming from Pakenham and Berwick because their hospital had a 6 hour wait. Yep, a few hospital ER's on bypass and lots of sick staff with influenza and CoVid, as LP rightly points out if you get the double whack then you are going to be very sick. Hope your son is feeling better, my daughter in law spent some time in Monash recently with Bells Palsy, its a very busy hospital who take a lot of overflow and difficult cases from the smaller privates...
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(05-17-2022, 09:20 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:My family has been hit with influenza. Much worse than the covid we experienced. Took my 7 year old to monash hospital and they said they have been smashed with influenza. Kids were coming from Pakenham and Berwick because their hospital had a 6 hour wait.
Yep, flu went through our family too.
One of my kids had a temp of 40. I only managed 38.2.
Basically everyone had a week off (i only had a day, but i didn't need to see anyone to do my job so was back at it)
Neighbours kids got it a week after us.
Rippng through the schools.
I felt as bad as i have for 20-odd years since i last had the flu.
Haven't had covid yet *touch wood*
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My cousins (two brothers) and their families are on their second week of iso in 5 months from covid.
I have been commuting too and from the city by public transport each and every business day since Feb 22, and have yet to spend significant time with a known positive case.
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(05-18-2022, 05:49 AM)Thryleon date Wrote:I have been commuting too and from the city by public transport each and every business day since Feb 22, and have yet to spend significant time with a known positive case. That is probably good luck more than good design.
How is the CBD, back to normal?
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^^ It has been very busy. Despite them saying that PT uptake has only returned to 70% I have crammed onto at least one service where I could smell the peoples armpits next to me.
The city is a mixed bag. Busy some days. Quiet others. I dont venture too far from my city block though, and am in the Law precinct of the city.
There has been at least one instance where I have failed to get a seat all the way from Greensborough on the Train on the way in.
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I heard a disturbing figure yesterday, I'm not sure if it is true, but it highlights the vulnerability of the ill and elderly under the ignorance of the Federal authorities.
In the 2 years of lockdown under various state lead restrictions around the country a total of 2000 Australians perished from COVID.
In the 6 Months after the Feds forced the country to open the flood gates another 5000 have perished from COVID.
That's a hell of a price to pay just so some screaming numbats can freely wander down the street without a mask for a coffee and some baklava! But I suppose they don't care about the vulnerable who can't help themselves and need the communities protection, the numbats only have eyes on their own prize me thinks!
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(05-26-2022, 12:10 AM)LP link Wrote:I heard a disturbing figure yesterday, I'm not sure if it is true, but it highlights the vulnerability of the ill and elderly under the ignorance of the Federal authorities.
In the 2 years of lockdown under various state lead restrictions around the country a total of 2000 Australians perished from COVID.
In the 6 Months after the Feds forced the country to open the flood gates another 5000 have perished from COVID.
That's a hell of a price to pay just so some screaming numbats can freely wander down the street without a mask for a coffee and some baklava! But I suppose they don't care about the vulnerable who can't help themselves and need the communities protection, the numbats only have eyes on their own prize me thinks!
I heard Dr Karl discussing this figure on jjj last week
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(05-26-2022, 12:10 AM)LP link Wrote:I heard a disturbing figure yesterday, I'm not sure if it is true, but it highlights the vulnerability of the ill and elderly under the ignorance of the Federal authorities.
In the 2 years of lockdown under various state lead restrictions around the country a total of 2000 Australians perished from COVID.
In the 6 Months after the Feds forced the country to open the flood gates another 5000 have perished from COVID.
That's a hell of a price to pay just so some screaming numbats can freely wander down the street without a mask for a coffee and some baklava! But I suppose they don't care about the vulnerable who can't help themselves and need the communities protection, the numbats only have eyes on their own prize me thinks!
Honest question, why choose baklava and not a slab of VB?
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