Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by Arapiles

1. Poland is selling them because they're about to expire:

..... politicians explained their decision with a relatively short shelf life of Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots.
"In this situation, some vaccines can expire within two months," the daily added.
"That is why we have started talks regarding their resale,"

Poland to sell excessive amounts of Covid vaccines abroad – The First News


2. As the Polish Embassy said, they'd expected to sell them to lower and middle-income countries, not supposedly developed ones:

"Poland has recently offered to share vaccines mainly with low and middle-income countries, including its Eastern neighbours, Balkan countries etc. The decision to also add Australia to the list was taken against the backdrop of the current outbreak of Delta variant in the country, following the talks between both countries’ officials, including the Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers.
After swift completion of all necessary procedures, the delivery will land in Australia shortly. Poland commends Australian authorities for excellent collaboration in a first joint operation of this kind and hopes that the provision will support Australia’s efforts to ramp up its vaccine rollout in this critical moment."

https://www.gov.pl/web/australia-en/poland-supports-australia-with-1-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine

2. 530,000 of the doses are going to Sydney. Victoria gets about 150,000.

Dziękuję Ci
Happy to take them, Happy for most to go to NSW We are about to start kicking butt with vaccine numbers as the kind polish stock are put in peoples arms. Lets face it NSW needs help- The GOLD standard quotes and ridicule from a NSW person or two must really stick in their throats as the asked for the extra special treatment

Lived with a cool WW2 refugee family in Perth for a while. The only polish i know is apprarently not for kids ears

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

The Government announced today what the PM described as another million doses of HOPE (pfizer) from Poland to use for young adults in the effected LGAs in NSW.

I bet the vast majority of the extra doses go in to western Sydney. The case numbers may be high, but there are several high quality hospitals within say 20km. How many extra doses will find their way to Dubbo or Walgett (or Wilcannia or Cobar) to protect those with limited close medical support? Or to replace those doses the government "reallocated" from the regions to Sydney last month?

Originally Posted by Arapiles

First I also grew up on a farm and we didn't check the stock daily. Neither do most people who have stock on agistment.

Farming practices aside, there's no evidence of spread due to tending to animals.

What type of farm? I admit, I was back in the late 50's early 60's, If you mentioned Hobby farms back then they would have laughed at you. Even on agistment you have full responsibility for their welfare, and will be the one who will be charged if they are not adequately cared for. If you live a long distance from the agisting property you could negotiate that the agisting property owner, or manager, takes responsibility for the livestock, or takes on a lesser responsibility of periodically checking the livestock, and informing you when an issue arises.

Are you going to guarantee the person leaving the hot spot to tend the animals would not go into town for a beer, or counter lunch, or even coffee? Do they have to report to the local Police on arrival, and departure? Hobby Farms would have to be under similar rules to agistment, surely. They couldn't just do what they felt like, and indeed the biosecurity issues are enough to determine you have either a manager when you are not there, or someone tasked to periodically inspect the property in the event the Hobby Farmer was otherwise engaged in his daily employment. OR, in lock down. Just common sense. Not much of that about nowadays.

Well hopefully these about to expire doses are put to the front of the fridge and get used up nationally before the fresher stock does. We don' t want this expensive stuff end up in the NQR stores so to speak as it's expired as nothing surprizes me these days.

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

I bet the vast majority of the extra doses go in to western Sydney. The case numbers may be high, but there are several high quality hospitals within say 20km. How many extra doses will find their way to Dubbo or Walgett (or Wilcannia or Cobar) to protect those with limited close medical support? Or to replace those doses the government "reallocated" from the regions to Sydney last month?

1,000 are going to Walgett I think I heard, either that or 350. They are worried about the indigenous population, my aboriginal mate who lives in Brighton and whose family lives around Walgett told me there are already cases in the community, he doesn't know how many, but some are children. He's going to update me with what's happening there at the pub this afternoon.

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

The Government announced today what the PM described as another million doses of HOPE (pfizer) from Poland to use for young adults in the effected LGAs in NSW.

I saw that. Sounds like NSW will be awash with Fizzer this week.


A good place to sell all those stashed Gum boots I reckon.

Originally Posted by bob10

1,000 are going to Walgett I think I heard, either that or 350. They are worried about the indigenous population, my aboriginal mate who lives in Brighton and whose family lives around Walgett told me there are already cases in the community, he doesn't know how many, but some are children. He's going to update me with what's happening there at the pub this afternoon.

A few drinks in & I doubt you'd be able to guarantee the details bob.

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Dziękuję Ci
Happy to take them, Happy for most to go to NSW We are about to start kicking butt with vaccine numbers as the kind polish stock are put in peoples arms. Lets face it NSW needs help- The GOLD standard quotes and ridicule from a NSW person or two must really stick in their throats as the asked for the extra special treatment

Lived with a cool WW2 refugee family in Perth for a while. The only polish i know is apprarently not for kids ears

Bloody good Spitfire Pilots the Poles, but then I suppose they had a good reason to be.