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greggerypeccary wrote on Nov 19^th, 2022 at 2:53pm:


Good to see your mother is still doing OK, Greg. Hopefully something will be done about enforcing vaccination and masks at all of our hospitals and healthcare settings again very soon. I still can't believe they've relaxed/removed Covid protections in hospitals of all places.

And, not just hospitals, of course.

https://twitter.com/monniemooboo/status/1593369551370059778

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It's sad about no one visiting the other 3 patients, perhaps their families are worried about catching Covid themselves or they're just too 'busy' with it being the weekend?

aquascoot wrote on Nov 19^th, 2022 at 3:15pm:


Off topic nonsense struck through.

Well, that felt good, I can assure you. 

From where I'm observing it seems to be fairly obvious why our governments are trying their best to convince everyone that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is "mild" and just like another cold or flu and should be treated "like any other respiratory disease".

It's a little embarrassing for them if too many people find out too much of the truth about Covid of course because this "mild respiratory disease" is now on track to kill between 10 and 20 times more people every year than the flu does (in a bad flu year).

And, it also isn't 'seasonal' like the flu which is no doubt something else our governments want us all to believe.

They seem to think that by doing this it relieves them of their obligations under the various State Health Acts and other things like The International Covenant I mentioned earlier because they just let the flu run rampant through the population every year and nothing is ever done to stop it and there are obviously no 'repercussions' for not stopping it.

But (and I'm no lawyer) it looks to me like under ICESCR Article 12 Section (c) our governments should also be making efforts to stop the spread of the flu every year (I'm sure that the flu also fits the description of an "epidemic" or "endemic" disease) but, as I said, they have done nothing about it for decades - other than say "get your flu shot" just like they're now doing with COVID-19.

The border closures and other Covid protections that were in effect during 2020 and 2021 in Australia proved that the flu could be almost stopped and flu deaths almost completely eliminated which should be a further cause for concern (and embarrasssment) for our governments.

TL:DR (Too Long:Didn't Read): Australia (and other western countries no doubt) have been ignoring their responsibility under ICESCR Article 12 Section (c) (and probably their own States' Health Acts) regarding the flu for many decades and they're now hoping to get away with doing the same for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

lol... yeah, OK then Andy. If you say so.

Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson issues warning to WA school leavers as omicron wave hits

Paywalled like The West Australian does with most Covid news (except when saying things like "post Covid" and "post pandemic", of course).

I'm guessing they're referring to this:

Leavers WA: Frequently Asked Questions

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I'm sure all of these school leavers will be taking "personal responsibility" just like most of the adult population is(n't) doing.

It'll be a week of Covid superspreader events, no doubt.

Just like the Guns N' Roses concert on Friday night (paywalled again so I don't know if "strangely quiet" means not making much noise or there weren't too many people there).

Oh, and another one of Basil's boring drone shows last night.

We are going to soooooo screwed before Christmas but the sad part is most people don't even realise it (yet).

Carl D wrote on Nov 19^th, 2022 at 8:27pm:


I'd like them to come to RPH and spend an hour in a room with four people suffering from COVID and see what they say then.

There's nothing mild about it.

Just got back from the Kooyong Road, Rivervale IGA.

Wasn't particularly busy but I did find it a little disturbing that I was the only one wearing a mask during the 10 minutes I was in there.

Usually I see a few of the staff (especially the ones manning the checkouts) wearing masks but not today.

The next month or two will be very interesting to say the least.

Hey, Greg.

Did you see the "Leavers" story on page 7 of The Harvey Norman Catalogue... oops, The Sunday Times?

WA's top doctor wants them to physically distance, wear masks on buses, get tested if they have COVID like symptoms, stay at home and stay away from others at least until their symptoms have disappeared.

And, be prepared and pack RAT's, face masks and hand sanitiser.

Yes, I'm sure they will all do exactly that.



Oh, and the story on page 9 about the Guns N' Roses concert at Optus Stadium on Friday night. Didn't say how many were there but the crowd were fairly quiet as I posted earlier, they say it might have been due to the cold and damp weather and/or the band not playing their greatest hits until nearly the end of the show. And some SNAFU about getting wristbands.

All I know for sure is that I was safely at home while all that was going on. Never been inside Optus Stadium since it opened (walked and driven near and around it quite a few times) and I can't see myself going inside anytime in the foreseeable future.