Thread: Covid Mk ll

Originally Posted by Eevo

thats a fair point.

Already happening.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

Morrison basically said that today - it sounds awfully like because they've lost control in Sydney they're just going to let it rip.

Which undermines everything we've been doing for the last 18 months.

Vic was putting bricks in a wall when it counted and is still trying to do the same.

Nothing has been a waste of time mate. There would have been 10k plus dead in Vic alone otherwise, plus the long term side effects.

DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Vic was putting bricks in a wall when it counted and is still trying to do the same.

Nothing has been a waste of time mate. There would have been 10k plus dead in Vic alone otherwise, plus the long term side effects.

DL

What I mean is that to date we have avoided having tens of thousands dead, but if they let it run now that is what we'll get because there's so few people vaccinated.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

What I mean is that to date we have avoided having tens of thousands dead, but if they let it run now that is what we'll get because there's so few people vaccinated.

No one is proposing to "let it run". NSW restrictions will remain in place until such time as it is decided that it is safe to gradually lift restrictions. I'm sure the other states will do their best to maintain their covid free status where possible. At some point as has been said in the press the method of judging the impact of covid will need to switch from new cases to hospitalisations as that will be a real measure of the harm done.

Unfortunately this will mean that there will be an ongoing toll that will be higher than desirable but I can't see Any alternative if Australia is to rejoin the world. The US is a bad place to look at as an example though due to their locally patchy vaccination status.

Canada has a 7 day average death rate of 4 with 72.99% of the population over 12 fully vaccinated and and 62% of the total population vaccinated. As best as I can find aside from travel restrictions in some areas there are very few restrictions on normal life.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Tote

Canada has a 7 day average death rate of 4 with 72.99% of the population over 12 fully vaccinated and and 62% of the total population vaccinated.

Regards,
Tote

those numbers sound pretty good.

I was doing some research last night on Canada and while there are state based restrictions they appear to be mostly travel related. One piece that I found stated that only infected people had to wear masks whilst they were going about their business. The Canadians that I talk to at work only started returning to work earlier this year after a long lockdown period.
The Canadian death rate is quite different from the US and UK in that there has basically been no Delta peak, although they did it tough earlier this year.
canada covid deaths - Google Search

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Des, the vast majority of contributors want an adult, serious discussion of the subject. The mod team have fielded numerous complaints of off topic posts, with quite a few expressing similar views in the threads.
There are plenty of other threads that are more suitable for off topic and humorous posts. This is a serious, non Land Rover subject.

That is fine, but someone had to raise that point as I feel sure it may have crossed other minds.

Mental heath is a common catch cry when talking about lock downs. But what about the 7 million or so who for what ever reason will not be vaccinated when the arbitrary figure of 70% or 80% of the population are vaccinated and the lock downs/restrictions are withdrawn.

Does anyone really care about the mental anguish that the unvaccinated group is now subjected to?

I can't imagine the pressue they are under. They know that their future is at best bleak. That they won't be allowed to travel, go to work, enter recreational premises, shop in supermarkets, hardware retailers etc. The list is endless. On top of this they also know that their health and even their lives will be jeopardised. c