I was thinking about this over the past few days and it kind of feels like there was always an air of inevitability about the fate of the most vulnerable members of the community.
COVID zero quickly became a fairy tail. Omicron, which nullifies a lot of current generation vaccines effectiveness against transmission, became a thing. Nowhere in the world was going to (or could) endure the 3-4 years of lock down required to ride out a pandemic.
Even with the benefit of hindsight I still think closing the borders and pandemic measures were 100% the right thing to do until we had vaccines, but even still it feels like it was always a matter of when, not if, the most vulnerable would be hit hard.
Two weeks may be optimistic, but Iām sure there will be plenty available by the time demand drops.
Telling people to calm down during a crisis is like trying to herd cats.
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The test result line will not answer. What I did was ring the other main hotline, select the option that asks if you require some support because they will answer. Just say that you know you havenāt called the right number, but you have been awaiting your results for five days. The lady I spoke to was fantastic, and despite having to wait for two hours, they eventually put me through to someone at the results department, and they texted me immediately.
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Opening the doors and being really happy with 80% vaxxed while allowing the 20% unwashed to roam and mingle with us to enjoy the Christmas freedumb.
They are.
Wasnāt there also some information about vaccination percentages being based on 2019 population data, and that skewing results a bit in places?
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Restrictions? What restrictions?
At the moment, we need to wear masks indoors, and if we attend an outdoor event with over 30,000 people.
But we should take personal responsibility, if we feel like it.
Iām pretty sure itās clear at this point that this thing is being transmitted by everyone, vaxxed or not. And that the ācase numbersā bomber001 asked about include a wide spectrum - on a public level weāre seeing doubled jabbed sportsmen and women, triple jabbed commentators (Mel McLaughlin), and Iām sure plenty of unvaxxed too.
only 2 in hospital, but i know there are a few close contacts in hospital as well awaiting results.
on morning bike ride someoneās daughter was close contact and isolating.
she only moved out new yearās day and flat mates job at coffee shop became an exposure site and sheās awaiting test results.
Heard there were a couple of supermarket employees in devonport who contracted covid, during 8 hour shift, but only other employees would be considered close contacts given rules.
And a mate said a friend of his came back from melbourne at the cricket and brought some covid back with him and is off work.
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Are they in hospital for covid?
no something else.
heard most in the medi hospitals (hotels) have had mild symptoms which is good to hear.
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Also in Victoria, restrictions on entry for the unvaxed, but as the vaxed can be infected and transmit with the new variant, it does not have the same impact as Delta and renders contact tracing unworkable.
Now, apart from households or care residences with an infection, iso becomes an honor system.
Sutton noted that recommendations on average secure 50 percent compliance compared to mandatory health orders.
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Understated number of cases donāt matter with our strategy, because itās only a matter of when youāll be infected not if.
Just like the flu, if youāre okay and work, go ahead and work. Otherwise stay home and monitor symptoms.
Not saying itās the right approach, but it is what it is.
Daughter of ex GF in Brisbane has COVID. She is 19 YO & double vaxxed. Omicron is likely at 70% of cases.
She has āfever, chills, sore chest, back pain, eyeball pain. Itās certainly not mildā.
Hmmm.
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Iām at the local park with a bottle of hand sanitiser watching my little girl having a blast in the sunshine, get outside people and enjoy the sun.
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Today, 11 active cases listed from Sunshine ED.
New locations of 10 or more:
Barwon Heads Hotel 23 cases
Wilsonās Nightclub Horsham 13 cases
MCG cases now up to 33.
Ok, good to know.
Singapore has some Omicron community cases now but not widespread. Looks like itās the continued restrictions here that are keeping it down (i.e. mask wearing, gathering size limits, etc). But Chinese New Year is coming in a few weeks so there could well be a spike coming from that.
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Under 18ās donāt need to show vaccine status to enter anywhere, so weāre probably down to under 4% of the population in Victoria who can only access essential retail (18+ and unvaccinated). Maybe less, as some of those have packed up and moved interstate.
50% compliance on recommendations is more than Iād have thought.
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