CV and mad panic behaviour

[Mav]

Not to mention they cause spoons to stick to your head.

[LP]

And this shows exactly how deadly the Indian variant was in the UK.

This variant started appearing in the UK at the start of April.

I suspect that is confusing the efficacy of up to date treatments and effects of vaccination with how contagious a variant can be if left unchecked, and it also ignores the possible long term effects of COVID-19 sufferers as a burden on society. Which is really becoming the key issue given you can't kill the old and frail twice, but you can leave the survivors maimed for decades!

[LP]

The reality is as well that being vaccinated doesnt prevent you getting sick and spreading the virus..

It might not prevent illness but it does diminish the serious effects of illness, which could well be why places like the UK and USA aren't seeing a spike in deaths from the Delta variant, eventually the numbers will expose the truth. 

The early reports from large scale trials also suggest being vaccinated reduces transmission even if it doesn't totally prevent it, but the final numbers are not due out until Sept this year.

[ElwoodBlues1]

It might not prevent illness but it does diminish the serious effects of illness, which could well be why places like the UK and USA aren't seeing a spike in deaths from the Delta variant, eventually the numbers will expose the truth.

The early reports from large scale trials also suggest being vaccinated reduces transmission even if it doesn't totally prevent it, but the final numbers are not due out until Sept this year.

Agree it prevents deaths but the un-vaccinated driver would still be a threat even if he had been vaccinated.
I do understand that all viruses mutate and the idea of decreasing virus circulation by vaccination will decrease mutations which is also a primary reason to have effective vaccines apart from protecting the individual.

[Mav]

Driving at or under the speed limit doesn’t prevent crashes, so we should get rid of speed limits.

[DJC]

59.

They couldn't see any evidence of clotting, just have to monitor it. 

Good news!  I hope she continues to improve.

[DJC]

Four Sydney LGAs placed in lockdown as NSW records 22 new COVID-19 cases, abc.net.au

Gladys rolled the dice and scored snakes eyes. Now the question will be how much more damage has been created by delaying this.

Love the way the CMO said no lockdowns were needed because their contact tracers were getting to all close contacts anyway. But the Victorian who attended a superspreader event wasn’t contacted by the NSW contact tracers. Either that means they weren’t worried about those outside NSW or they weren’t getting to everybody. And the former is unlikely as they’d still want to know who the Victorian might have exposed before leaving NSW.

It was excruciating listening to Gladys trying to avoid saying "lockdown"  :  It must be hard trying to toe Scotty's line when it looks like the sh1t is about to hit the fan.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Driving at or under the speed limit doesn’t prevent crashes, so we should get rid of speed limits.

Research shows that even a small decrease in speed significantly reduces the likelihood of a crash. If a crash does occur, slower speeds limit the severity of injuries. According to the Monash University Accident Research Centre, reducing speed by 11% would reduce road deaths by 40%.

[Mav]

A bit like vaccines reduce infections, severity of illness and transmission even if not by 100%.

[Mav]

Typical Federal Govt manoeuvring: finally, it has agreed to build a quarantine facility in Mickleham (close to Tulla airport) after insisting it be built in Avalon. Leaving aside the considerable time it will take for it to be built, we’ll finally be rid of the hotel quarantine system, right? Not so fast ... the deal is conditioned on the hotel quarantine system continuing at current levels. It will be in addition to it, not a replacement >