CV and mad panic behaviour

[Mav]

Community sport is back on for kids and adults, both for training and competition. Don't know what the rule will be regarding spectators though.

[Mav]

Capcom, Covid may have got smarter but we've also learnt a lot about fighting it. Alpha was plenty bad enough to handle when we had much less idea about how to fight it last year. Remember we had nuffies promoting HydroChloroquine as the silver bullet. Now we have vaccines. We've had the benefit of learning from mistakes committed over the last 18 months. Clearly, Victoria has learnt all the lessons over that time while NSW failed to do so.

[spf]

Dr John Campbell talking about post-vaccination transmission. It does make me wonder about all the language politicians are using about the Vaccine being our way out to 'freedom' and more importantly in containing 'spread'.

https://youtu.be/wNbs4LCgrcY

**Edit: It also brings into question the efficacy of the proposed Vaccine passport. Do we see a return to pre-travel shots prior to taking holidays? Perhaps something tied to changing seasons, the school year or financial year change?

[madbluboy]

Capcom, Covid may have got smarter but we've also learnt a lot about fighting it. Alpha was plenty bad enough to handle when we had much less idea about how to fight it last year. Remember we had nuffies promoting HydroChloroquine as the silver bullet. Now we have vaccines. We've had the benefit of learning from mistakes committed over the last 18 months. Clearly, Victoria has learnt all the lessons over that time while NSW failed to do so.

Clearly we are the gold standard now, Dan doesn't really need to boast about it though. Just let the results speak for themselves.

[LP]

How can it be that NSW had 172 cases today, with a large percentage of those cases(79) circulating freely while infectious in the public spaces, and yet they are unwinding some lockdown regions?

I'd be slamming the border shut as well, people will flea to regions where lockdown is reduced and spread the virus!

[PaulP]

NSW lockdown extended by 4 weeks.

[capcom]

It will be longer than that.

[Baggers]

Clearly we are the gold standard now, Dan doesn't really need to boast about it though. Just let the results speak for themselves.

Yes. He clearly learned the lessons from last year and is taking protecting his state very seriously. But as Wingman MAV pointed out, many of the deaths last year were due to the Federal Govs poor handling of their responsibility to aged care... over quite some time. Who is the Federal Health Minister?

[Baggers]

Dr John Campbell talking about post-vaccination transmission. It does make me wonder about all the language politicians are using about the Vaccine being our way out to 'freedom' and more importantly in containing 'spread'.

https://youtu.be/wNbs4LCgrcY

**Edit: It also brings into question the efficacy of the proposed Vaccine passport. Do we see a return to pre-travel shots prior to taking holidays? Perhaps something tied to changing seasons, the school year or financial year change?

My understanding is that once vaccinated you are far better protected from developing severe symptoms. However the vaccines will continue to evolve, develop and improve as this Covid thing mutates into stronger variants. We've got it for a long time.

I would imagine that those who choose to remain unvaccinated will really be playing Russian Roulette... especially with the very young, ill and immune compromised folks.

[Baggers]

As an aside, when I visited our new GP the other day -- having sold up and moved recently -- I had a good chat with him about vaccines, especially in light of the young woman living in fear after her jab who he'd just seen. Interesting dude. English, mid to late 40s. Anyway, turns out he has a PhD in a related field - his wall is filled with all manner of medical degrees, no wonder he has a long waiting list - vast expertise above and beyond his GP qualifications. Not your sausage meat GP. Notorious for running way behind schedule as he doesn't hesitate to spend as much time with his patients as is needed.

So I asked him what vaccine he chose for himself. He didn't hesitate to say AZ for himself and his wife. Why? The AZ technology is tried and true whereas the newer technology he doesn't quite trust yet. Just one cats view, but he put his money where his mouth is... or in this case, his and his wife's life. Interesting.