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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #990 - Jan 10^th, 2022 at 9:33pm

aquascoot wrote on Jan 10^th, 2022 at 7:59pm:

Victor Sunny wrote on Jan 10^th, 2022 at 7:55pm:

miketrees wrote on Jan 8^th, 2022 at 10:59pm:

I suspect we will have a problem in WA when we open up
The childrens hospital had 64 patients waiting in emergency because there were no beds available
That was the week before Christmas
I think the plan is to open up in Feb and get past the peak infections before the winter flu builds up the numbers in hospitals

If WA want the virus, Queensland is a big example. Do you have enough test for spiking cases or hospital beds? Can you afford the supply chain or transportation to be stopped by virus? ... A lot of questions to be answered before opening. It is better to setup a set of conditions and open up slowly.

incorrect.

people are currently , recently double vaxxed.

and so their immuntiy is currently at it s peak and will only decline over time.

it is safer to get the disease when your immunity is at its peak .

ie right now

I won't trust vaccine much. One of my friends, his son got and he got it. Both double vaccinated. However, his wife unvaccinated and didn't get COVID.

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Reply #991 - Jan 10^th, 2022 at 9:52pm

NSW has a population of about 8.2 million.

The total double vaxxed (12+ years old) is about 6.5 million.

so, just under 2 million of the total population are unvaxxed.

Those unvaxxed requiring hospitalisation are in the vast majority in NSW.

If New Zealand's figures (which are easy to find) are a guide for NSW:

'Based on the cases in the last fortnight, unvaccinated people are 5 times more likely to get Covid-19 than people who have received two doses, and 81 times more likely to be hospitalised.'

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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #992 - Jan 10^th, 2022 at 9:53pm duplicate
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 52840 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #993 - Jan 10^th, 2022 at 9:54pm Only Politicians and Political people (like Protestants) die from this Politically spread disease from a Politically oppressed Chinese nation of Political filth. Enjoy
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Reply #994 - Jan 11^th, 2022 at 7:57pm

A great COVID-19 divide is widening in Western Australia as the state edges towards its reopening date

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Two West Australian epidemiologists are calling for the state's border opening to be delayed to avoid a potential health "catastrophe" but, in a clear divide, key sectors of the economy warn any delay would be disastrous for jobs and businesses.

And there it is in a nutshell... most people want the WA border to stay closed, businesses want it open. Haven't they been watching what's going on over east or do they think things will be different in WA after February 5th?

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Premier Mark McGowan is sticking to February 5 as the date when Western Australia's isolation ends, telling people to hurry up and get vaccinated against COVID-19.

That is despite the Premier acknowledging there has not yet been any health modelling on the impact of the Omicron variant in WA, although it is due "in coming weeks".

Don't need to wait for any modelling, Mark. Just look at what's happening to the rest of Australia.

Meanwhile...

ServiceWA app launches to help keep WA safe

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The WA Government has launched the ServiceWA app – a free, convenient and secure mobile application that will help Western Australians with WA’s Safe Transition.

The app allows people to show proof of their COVID-19 vaccination, check in at businesses and venues with SafeWA, and access their G2G Pass for interstate travel - all in one convenient place.

It helps people access important COVID-19 information, including how to prepare a household for COVID-19, where to get tested, where to get vaccinated and exposure location sites.

The ServiceWA app requires the user to set up or use a Digital Identity to create an account to prove who they are online - meaning the app is safe, secure and not accessible by anyone else.

"WA's Safe Transition" Grin

(sorry, I shouldn't laugh but I can't help it).

So, no longer content to just keep using the current system - SafeWA app and vaccination certificate from Medicare to show when requested we are now going to have this all encompassing app that requires a Digital ID to set it up.

Looks like the pollies' (of ALL political persuasions) wet dreams are slowly coming to fruition using Covid as an 'excuse' - an app which everyone will need to have on their phone (the SafeWA app will be phased out eventually) so we can be tracked wherever we go 24/7/365.

Together with a cashless society which is what we're also well on the way to becoming (once again using Covid as an 'excuse') including a cashless card for all welfare recipients (including age pensioners) it looks like 1984 is finally arriving even if it is nearly 40 years late.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #995 - Jan 11^th, 2022 at 8:15pm

Carl D wrote on Jan 11^th, 2022 at 7:57pm:

Looks like the pollies' (of ALL political persuasions) wet dreams are slowly coming to fruition using Covid as an 'excuse' - an app which everyone will need to have on their phone (the SafeWA app will be phased out eventually) so we can be tracked wherever we go 24/7/365.

Together with a cashless society which is what we're also well on the way to becoming (once again using Covid as an 'excuse') including a cashless card for all welfare recipients (including age pensioners) it looks like 1984 is finally arriving even if it is nearly 40 years late.

Don't forget to ditch your smartphone. It cannot be switched off and signals to cell towers constantly. You have been trackable since the day you first used that phone.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #996 - Jan 11^th, 2022 at 10:13pm

Off to a good start.

New COVID app ServiceWA leaves users feeling frustrated after lengthy set up process and technical issues

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West Australians have expressed their frustration at the being forced to sit in queues and navigate a long and complicated process to sign up for the State Government’s new COVID app, with some even refusing to download it at all.

The ServiceWA app launched today is designed to house a proof of vaccination certificate, location check-ins and G2G passes in one place ahead of the February 5 border reopening.

Premier Mark McGowan told how “will be an incredibly important and useful tool for Western Australians as we head into WA’s Safe Transition”.

But, it wasn’t long before West Aussies vented over the frustrating set-up, which involves moving between two apps and remembering several login details and passwords.

“Well, setting up the #ServiceWA app may cost you your sanity. Good luck,” one Twitter user wrote.

I won't be touching this until the current SafeWA app stops working. Might not even bother then because, as I've said already, once Covid gets loose here (if it hasn't already) I'll be leaving the house for essential shopping only.

Might even have to look at getting home deliveries instead.

Assuming the supermarket shelves are not empty like they are over east, of course.

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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 15312 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #999 - Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:26am A great first step towards acknowledging Australian pidgins, creoles and dialects. Let's see politicians learn and speak phrases in local Aboriginal languages as well.
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Frank Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 51721 Gender:	Re: COVID in WA Reply #1000 - Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:34am MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:26am: A great first step towards acknowledging Australian pidgins, creoles and dialects. Let's see politicians learn and speak phrases in local Aboriginal languages as well. It's pathetic. Sorry - " it is pathetic one".
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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1001 - Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:37am

Frank wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:34am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:26am:

A great first step towards acknowledging Australian pidgins, creoles and dialects.

Let's see politicians learn and speak phrases in local Aboriginal languages as well.

It's pathetic. Sorry - " it is pathetic one".

Why?

There are a myriad of dialects spoken in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, why should Australia be any different?

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1002 - Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:53am

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:37am:

Frank wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:34am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:26am:

A great first step towards acknowledging Australian pidgins, creoles and dialects.

Let's see politicians learn and speak phrases in local Aboriginal languages as well.

It's pathetic. Sorry - " it is pathetic one".

Why?

There are a myriad of dialects spoken in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, why should Australia be any different?

It's not a dialect when you stick 'one' after every second adjective.

If he said her lines, which he easily could have, people would be up in arms about mocking and ridiculing Aborigines.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1003 - Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:59am

Frank wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:53am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:37am:

Frank wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:34am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 12^th, 2022 at 9:26am:

A great first step towards acknowledging Australian pidgins, creoles and dialects.

Let's see politicians learn and speak phrases in local Aboriginal languages as well.

It's pathetic. Sorry - " it is pathetic one".

Why?

There are a myriad of dialects spoken in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, why should Australia be any different?

It's not a dialect when you stick 'one' after every second adjective.

If he said her lines, which he easily could have, people would be up in arms about mocking and ridiculing Aborigines.

Like adding 'la' or 'meh' to the end of sentences as Malaysian and Singaporean English speakers do?

Or the Canadian / Kiwi 'ay' at the end of sentences?

Or the Australian habit of abbreviating words to a diminutive by appending'-ie' or 'o' or 'a'? Do even Australian public speakers refer to going to the football match or the footy?

Language evolves to suit the regional speakers of the language.

If adding 'one' is the norm for Aboriginal English speakers of a particular region, then, so it is.

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Re: COVID in WA
Reply #1004 - Jan 12^th, 2022 at 10:10am

Another thing that speakers of the Australian vernacular (the Australian broad accent - i.e. Strine) should understand: Other English speakers usually do not perceive it as cute or cool (as we may think they do). They often perceive it as slovenly and trashy.

It is likely responsible for perpetuating the myth that we speak the way we do because we are all descended from convicts and talk in the same trashy way our 'underclass ancestors' did.

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