(05-09-2024, 11:41 PM)DJC date Wrote:To reiterate, COVID mortality in Australia was 736 deaths per million compared to in excess of 2500 deaths per million in the USA and the UK. The worst case scenario wasn’t happening in Australia because of the very effective measures put in place by Australian Governments.Yes, our natural geographic isolation was in effect a test case for the efficacy of lockdowns.
The next time they should really close boarders to travellers harder and sooner, but I fear the screaming lunatics will again influence politicians and disrupt efforts to save lives.
The hard evidence, the numbers, confirm isolation works to slow / delay transmission, there is no debate!
Ultimately, the severity and acceleration of the pandemic came down to global politics and local bureaucracy.
We should all be vigilant, Avian Flu is spreading, just this week there are reports of dead birds lining highways here in Melbourne around Werribee and Carrum Downs sewerage works. Not just one or two birds as is usual, but dozens and dozens over extended distances. Influenza as a starting point is many times more deadly than Coronavirus.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"

