Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 13035159)

Phase 2. 70% of the adult population vaxxed before we can impose restrictions on the non vaxxed? Surely the stick needs to come out before then given anyone can get a vaccine.

Phase 3. 80% before borders open. Please.

And McGowen says he will.still lockdown anyway.

And do we really need to rely on the advice from that mob out of Melbourne?

Originally Posted by Frank85 (Post 13056290)

The road to freedom is to simply reopen. The covid vaccines do very poorly against the Delta variant and the most vaccinated countries like Israel and UK have shown that you can't vaccinate your way out, they have more cases/deaths now than this time last year.

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 13056180)

Certainly not going to change up here for a while. Queensland Health just issued an alert for some sites in Brisbane, and there may be more to come by the morning. Groundhog Day looms.....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-...bane/100495896

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 13056133)

Glad to hear you all came through it ok.
There was a discussion going on in the office tonight where I was saying surely its time to start looking at how many cases are "serious" rather than how many cases are "positive". There seems to be an obsession with just counting cases when in fact many people don't even require treatment, and - as in this case - wouldn't know they had it if they weren't tested. Not a popular view in Queensland though.

Originally Posted by Frank85 (Post 13056290)

The road to freedom is to simply reopen. The covid vaccines do very poorly against the Delta variant and the most vaccinated countries like Israel and UK have shown that you can't vaccinate your way out, they have more cases/deaths now than this time last year.

Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 13056105)

Thanks Ozzie. There's a few mental scars there, especially for my wife. Up until 3 days before released the rule was for those in the household who don't catch it, they need to do another 14 days on top just to make sure. NSW health changed that rule last week in the nick of time. Apparently where it was going through large families the whole household had been spending up to 50 days in isolation if the whole house didn't get it early or at all.

The vaccine will sort the hospitals out. Already the projected October ICU flood has peaked well short in NSW due to vaccine coverage.

The next thing we need to work on is those booster shots, given 50% of Australia is on Pfizer, with its short life span, we need to get those boosters running about 4-6 months out, otherwise we are in trouble.

Originally Posted by Brisbannite (Post 13056451)

The high degree of covid misinformation on this forum is shocking. SMH.

Originally Posted by Beoz (Post 13056407)

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/fede...28-p58vdm.html

Bingo. Further common sense steps coming.

Originally Posted by Brisbannite (Post 13056455)

I've already given the facts about the efficacy time period for the different vaccines. But whatever, continue posting your half-truths and pseudoscience: https://britishexpats.com/forum/barb.../#post13051551

That is why I chose to wait to get Moderna, and I was very grateful to be able to have a choice.

When the time comes I will roll up my sleeve for a covid booster, just like I do for flu vaccine. every. single. year. With luck it may even be Novavax. I quite fancy giving that a try.

Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 13056719)

4 people have a bit of a cough therefore cancel a domestic cricket fixture and throw The Ashes tour into further doubt. Which was already looking to be a visit from a England Second XI.

Seems like a proportional reaction to things.

Shesh.

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 13056517)

Almost certainly a troll post.

Originally Posted by Brisbannite (Post 13056829)

Okay. Seems like a proportional reaction to things. :whatchutalkingabout

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth had indeed become a revolutionary act.

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 13056861)

There are a few flags that scream "potential spammer gearing up", thats all.

Originally Posted by Brisbannite (Post 13056884)

Said the person who's made 93,045 posts.

Must be a quiet night at the office?