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COVID-19 gold standard again : Comments

By Arthur Dent, published 21/12/2020

This weekly 'risk management' lottery was held up as a shining example that contact tracing could make lockdown unnecessary.

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"With the media clamouring against lockdown…..". The media against lockdowns and draconian government? News to me! The media is the main cheer leader of such tyranny. Like the political class, public servants and big business, the media is not affected by the strictures it demands for everyone else. To give due where it is deserved, Morisson is the only person who has genuinely spoken against lockdowns and, some time in the near future, the tinpot state premiers need to have their ridiculous powers taken from them.

And, hey! Nobody 'learns from experience' these days. They have memories like goldfish and they are not taught history.
Posted by ttbn, Monday, 21 December 2020 8:57:11 AM
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The National Party's David Littleproud has opened up on the states and their clownish leaders - with particular reference to that nincompoop in WA - saying that states are making themselves irrelevant with their ridiculous on again off again lockdowns and stupid rules.

The China virus should be making us think about many things, not the least of which is the threadbare state of Federation. Forget the waffle about the harmless attachment to the Monarchy. Fix the Federation!
Posted by ttbn, Monday, 21 December 2020 9:21:27 AM
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OMG. The right-wing media were all over this claiming it was just a new flu. Or a leftie conspiracy to shut down the economy. And that we shouldn't shut down our borders regardless of how bad it got, how many were killed or seriously harmed. Harm that right-wing troglodytes can't see is still harm.

Climbed all over Andrews and the total shutdown when he did that. Held NSW up as the gold standard even though the entire country got it through there and the ruby princess. It's no surprise that there is another outbreak in a relatively wealthy privileged beachside cohort!

These folk don't give a rats! And believe compliance is for other less privileged elite? Or that we should just let er rip until there is herd immunity.

What, you think we could survive for a century and hospitals completely overwhelmed with dead and dying and frontline health workers part of the collateral damage? Given that could still be required? Even with vaccines?

Although, I believe the new vaccines might allow herd immunity if over 90% of the vox populi are vaccinated and therefore must be mandated! Otherwise, the antivaxers will have a field day with their insanity!

The gold standard, if there is one, is NZ and the rational, put the people first, hard, fast and early, NZ response!
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Monday, 21 December 2020 10:50:58 AM
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Does nature have to invent a nuclear holocaust before humans wake up to fact that they're breeding themselves out of existence ?
Pandemics don't start in little remote villages, they fester in over-populated places where people live on top of each other. COVID-19 clearly shows us that we just simply can't go on gallivanting around the planet, dragging deceases in our slipstream ! For F's sake, stay home MUTTS !
Posted by individual, Monday, 21 December 2020 11:21:14 AM
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What to believe? There are many expert lockdown sceptics providing research with relevant statistics for those inclined to consider all sides. Cases are not deaths.
Posted by Francesca, Monday, 21 December 2020 11:21:42 AM
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I just saw Dazz's gal say on TV that "For many cultures Xmas is an important day."

Unfortunately she didn't name the cultures she was referring to.

Anybody like to have a go at naming them?

Was it the Jewish culture? No, don't think so. Maybe Hindu or Muslim cultures? No, don't think so. Hmmm .... I know how about Buddhist culture? No, don't so.

I give up. Can anybody name them? Remember, Dazza's gal said there are many of them.
Posted by Mr Opinion, Monday, 21 December 2020 1:11:24 PM
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