Thread: Corona Virus

Gonna be a quite day for the check in chics at brisbane airport.

Can see why the airlines need to pay off staff.

Originally Posted by SBD4

Well, if he left any time in the last 6 or 7 weeks (after 26th June) then he's broken the lock down rules. No one is to leave Sydney area from that date. If he left before then it's likely he's picked it up somewhere else like maybe the Gold Coast which I think would be unlikely.

He did not use any QR check in codes and is not cooperating with the police. I don't think they're the actions of someone who's got nothing to hide.

yeah it looks like cynical me was wrong and the media was right.
he literally doesnt believe in covid.

wishing him a speedy recovery.

Originally Posted by SBD4

I didn't see it that way. He had missed his queue to step up to the mic. I figure that any opportunity to help people understand that they've got to do the right thing is welcome at this point.

Yes, upon reflection, you are right. It just seemed clunky, almost in desperation. And almost as though the main players had lost the plot in getting the message out. No one is listening, and they don't know what to do next. That may not be the case, but it is the perception. And for the public of the locked down LGA's, many of whom don't have English as a first language, perception is important, I believe.

Originally Posted by W&KO

Gonna be a quite day for the check in chics at brisbane airport.

Can see why the airlines need to pay off staff.

Thet begs the question, are FIFO workers still being flown in from airfields like Archer field, or evenToowoomba or Redcliffe? Can the public fly to regional areas the same way? I guess it's the lock downs, not so much the virus, closing down the main players in the aviation game. Or is it?

Originally Posted by bob10

Yes, upon reflection, you are right. It just seemed clunky, almost in desperation. And almost as though the main players had lost the plot in getting the message out. No one is listening, and they don't know what to do next. That may not be the case, but it is the perception. And for the public of the locked down LGA's, many of whom don't have English as a first language, perception is important, I believe.

It was awkward.

I think the communication has worked with the ethnic communities. There's been a huge amount of work engaging with community leaders etc.

The groups of people that concern me are the tradies are are "too tough to get sick" along with certain other young male groups who feel that no one can tell them what to do, those that don't believe in COVID and the civil libertarians who have an issue with being told to stay put and where a mask.

I liked the area commanders performance up in Cairns yesterday. No mincing of words there. We need some of that down here to get through to these knuckleheads.

The other thig about these press conferences is the questioning that takes place. Some of the questions are so stupid especially about the relaxation of rules at the end of the month. For example, one asked that seeing as there were high rates of vaccination in certain parts o Sydney, could those people perhaps go for a picnic together or something like that. Can you imagine trying to police that? We can already see the liberties people take when different rules apply to different people. Those answering the question seem to miss the opportunity to give the obvious answer.

Iceland has been experiencing a surge in Delta variant infections despite the population being vaccinated to very high levels.

Covid 19 coronavirus: Iceland deals with growing Delta problem - NZ Herald

They are using the four different types of vaccine to varying levels. Their levels of total vaccination is very high and it is being used as a case study of the impact of Delta variant on a vaccinated population.

From the article.

Reykjavík hospital data reveals infections remain proportionately far higher among the unvaccinated. But vaccination only offers moderate resistance to contracting the disease.
The big difference, however, is in the severity of the symptoms.
Previous outbreaks of non-Delta variants among much lower vaccination rates claimed 29 Icelandic lives. The latest outbreak – despite its size – has so far claimed none.

It'll be interesting to see the results of some further analysis in due course.

From Statistical information vaccine and Data

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The number of cases of infection and vaccinated people that are infected.

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I see this as a valuable lesson to be picked up by leaders who think that vaccination alone will be their panacea. This data puts numbers to the game they are playing. It will still require hard out restrictions and management to keep the numbers of infections to levels the health system can manage. People are still going to get sick. It will be very interesting to see whether vaccines impact on "long covid" or the aftermath of infection in any way. Still a way off having useful data on that one.

Originally Posted by SBD4

It was awkward.

I think the communication has worked with the ethnic communities. There's been a huge amount of work engaging with community leaders etc.

The groups of people that concern me are the tradies are are "too tough to get sick" along with certain other young male groups who feel that no one can tell them what to do, those that don't believe in COVID and the civil libertarians who have an issue with being told to stay put and where a mask.

I liked the area commanders performance up in Cairns yesterday. No mincing of words there. We need some of that down here to get through to these knuckleheads.

The other thig about these press conferences is the questioning that takes place. Some of the questions are so stupid especially about the relaxation of rules at the end of the month. For example, one asked that seeing as there were high rates of vaccination in certain parts o Sydney, could those people perhaps go for a picnic together or something like that. Can you imagine trying to police that? We can already see the liberties people take when different rules apply to different people. Those answering the question seem to miss the opportunity to give the obvious answer.

Yes. For a while there in all East Coast States the questions at presser time were dominated by a certain media outlet which seemed to repeat over & over the same question, hoping to get some one to slip up, it seemed. It was almost manic reporting, purely to get the result they wanted. And one TV channel reported in their night time news what was discussed at a Qld press conference, and broadcast the news with small grabs of the presser, which completely misrepresented what was said. That's why I try to watch for myself, some of the media in this country seems to value ratings over the truth.


Since birth I have lived all over this State, and it is a truism that the further from the seat of power in S E Qld, the more Fair Dinkum people seem to be. The lower S E still have the F.D. gene, but it has been diluted somewhat. You don't get the message across to North Queenslanders by being wishy washy, or new age , north of the tropic of Capricorn you get real, or go home.

Originally Posted by windsock

this as a valuable lesson to be picked up by leaders who think that vaccination alone will be their panacea. This data puts numbers to the game they are playing. It will still require hard out restrictions and management to keep the numbers of infections to levels the health system can manage. People are still going to get sick. It will be very interesting to see whether vaccines impact on "long covid" or the aftermath of infection in any way. Still a way off having useful data on that one.

lockdowns are here to stay? even after population is fully vaccinated? great way to get elected out of office.