Thread: Corona Virus

NSW, QLD, VIC., COVID update.

NSW to raise vaccine delays with PM as more exposure sites emerge (thenewdaily.com.au)

Originally Posted by 101RRS

When are authorities going to learn not to house people with no Covid with people who do have Covid - you would think they would have learned after the SA fiasco - yet in Qld the hostie with no Covid is quarantined in the same hotel with aircrew who do have it and of course the hostie catches it in quarantine then unbeknown spreads it around after being released.

Yes specialist quarantine centres should be in place but really - authorities should be doing better with what they have - blind freddie can see what will happen when you house non covids with covids.

This is why people have little confidence in the ability of these authorities to manage the pandemic. The only thing we did right was close the international border - everything else has been pure luck and mostly the lack of it.

There is a special hotel only used for international aircrew to keep them separate from everyone else in HQ. She had tested negative 3 times and only tested positive after she left HQ.
People who test positive are moved to hospital infection control wards. An example is the Melbourne couple who tested positive on arrival and were sent to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

I can report long lines at the Caloundra Indoor Sports Centre vaccination hub, but they are talking walk-ins.
Wife has just had a Pfizer jab (she's a nurse) and is waiting 15 mins for release.
I see Qld vaxed 80,000 people in the last week, but only gets 52,000 Pfizer a week, not likely to be increased until August, so may be a shortage looming.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

There is a special hotel only used for international aircrew to keep them separate from everyone else in HQ. She had tested negative 3 times and only tested positive after she left HQ.
People who test positive are moved to hospital infection control wards. An example is the Melbourne couple who tested positive on arrival and were sent to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

Yes but she got it from a positive person also housed at the Hotel - why were negative people being housed in the hotel as positive people. The positive person was in the hotel not in a infection control ward of a hospital.

As I indicated they are not learning the lessons.

[QUOTE=101RRS;3090860]Yes but she got it from a positive person also housed at the Hotel - why were negative people being housed in the hotel as positive people. The positive person was in the hotel not in a infection control ward of a hospital.

As I indicated they are not learning the lessons.

My point^ exactly 101.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I can report long lines at the Caloundra Indoor Sports Centre vaccination hub, I but they are talking walk-ins.
Wife has just had a Pfizer jab (she's a nurse) and is waiting 15 mins for release.
I see Qld vaxed 80,000 people in the last week, but only gets 52,000 Pfizer a week, not likely to be increased until August, so may be a shortage looming.

At least you know there is a second one set aside for her in 21 days regardless . (Assuming it is her first shot)

As the other half and in higher risk of covid contact because of her work are you also able to be prioritized for vaccination? (Assuming you haven't as yet, no idea just curious how it works with front line workers immediate families/contacts)

Originally Posted by johnp38

At least you know there is a second one set aside for her in 21 days regardless . (Assuming it is her first shot)

As the other half and in higher risk of covid contact because of her work are you also able to be prioritized for vaccination? (Assuming you haven't as yet, no idea just curious how it works with front line workers immediate families/contacts)

Doesn't seem to be a priority in Queensland. My wife has had a few tests, owing to her occupation but there appears to be no official stance on my position. My wife has instigated our own restrictions, which have curtailed my gallivanting somewhat but with which, I fully understand.

Refer to 'Winter Wombat' topic.

I've already had the first Astra Zeneca from my GP, and pestered her into also getting jabbed.
The Caloundra vaccination hub is only offering Pfizer, so that's what she got. She has a date for her second dose.
There seems to be some kind of 'vaccine envy' developing worldwide, with people actually boasting about which vaccine they had. That's a bit strange. Do people boast about which influenza vaccine they had?
Actually, now I think about it, I may have mentioned in conversation that I had the 'old farts' flu jab, which has 4 variants, not the normal 3, or is stronger, or something. Oh well, I guess that is vaccine one-upmanship.

Moderna, Pfizer or AstraZeneca? The ridiculous, diverting rise of vaccine envy | Zoe Williams | The Guardian

Originally Posted by johnp38

At least you know there is a second one set aside for her in 21 days regardless . (Assuming it is her first shot)

As the other half and in higher risk of covid contact because of her work are you also able to be prioritized for vaccination? (Assuming you haven't as yet, no idea just curious how it works with front line workers immediate families/contacts)