Bullshit. If 2 people are wearing cloth masks then the odds of the virus passing between them are reduced a lot. Surgical masks are better, but if you want to be protected from an unmasked person sneezing in your face then you need an N95 mask and eye ...
When Omicron gets out we will all get it (although not all will have symptoms). We could have a short sharp spike (like the UK) where it all happens in 6-8 weeks - but that means 20% off work at any one time; or we can slow it down to spread it over 3-4 ...
Of course the UK and US are different from NZ as the unvaccinated have mostly already been exposed to a variant of covid. NZ is more comparable to NSW/Victoria. The hospitals are filling up with unvaccinated people and the death rate is higher than any of ...
There are lots of RATS on the market that are useless. The ones that are accurate enough to be useful are in short supply worldwide. The Ministry is importing them as fast as they reasonably can in competition with every other country that has suddenly ...
"He backs the government’s personal income tax cuts, its AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, and its hard line on China," So why would voting for him be any use? All he is offering is a "promised" more competent version of Morrison.
New scientist has a summary https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294250-how-much-less-likely-are-you-to-spread-covid-19-if-youre-vaccinated/ For alpha, one study estimated it at 89% reduction.
90% is not victory.
You are cherry picking a factoid. The evidence points to vaccines as being VERY effective at reducing infection, reducing severity of symptoms for those who do get infected, and reducing the likelihood of passing it on. In NZ practically every household ...
So they should blame their employers for paying them shit wages.
Yes, so people who are balking at getting a vaccine are going to stop eating KFC?
'Such a pity they insist on calling non sterilising vaccines "vaccines."' So we don't have a "vaccine" against Polio, and it went away all by itself? The mRNA Covid vaccines are amongst the most successful medical interventions ever. It is only the ...
If we only allowed qualified people in the debate, it would be very short.
Evidence from Israel, which has acted as a large petri dish. https://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/covid-19-vaccine-is-safe-for-people-with-autoimmune-rheumatic-diseases-experience-in-israel-shows/
Yes, it would be nice to see such clear simple messaging here. If everyone were vaccinated the virus would disappear. With 90% vaccinated previous versions of covid would disappear, but delta is too infectious, and the vaccine is slightly less effective. ...
If you ONLY rely on vaccination then you might be a "dumbarse list ticker". Vaccination (with boosters) along with testing, masking and isolation as required is our (medium term) future. The more people that are vaccinated then the less often we need to ...
If herd immunity was going to happen it would have happened in Manaus. https://www.thelancet.com/article/S0140-6736(21)00183-5/fulltext https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n394
No VALID concerns. All those places would be MUCH worse off without vaccines.
It depends on your definition of "working". People were expecting 2 months of level 4/3/2 and then rapidly back to level 1 as case numbers dropped to zero. There was no prospect of Level 4 eliminating the virus this time. The tail became a tentacle, and ...
That letter highlights a need to follow up these patients to see if there is any concern. There is no attempt to show the statistical significance of the reports. The letter also says that it is CRUCIAL for these patients to get the vaccine. https://ard....
None of those papers indicate any valid concern. The nejm paper is actually a glowing recommendation for the vaccine, and surpass effectiveness figures for most other common vaccines. "protection against hospitalization and death persisted at a robust ...
The problem for Labour is that the message has become confused. Last year it was simple - levels 1-4 (mostly in level 1), "stay home - save lives", and "eliminate the virus - go back to normal life". Most were prepared to live with the lack of travel. Even...
They didn't abandon elimination for the good of the economy. They abandoned elimination because the tools weren't working any more. The tools used in China work better (though still not perfectly) but would be politically unacceptable here. Once they ...
There are NO valid concerns about the effectiveness and safety of the Pfizer vaccine. 6 months ago, I was happy to wait to see how it worked elsewhere. It has now been shown to be incredibly safe and effective. It compares very well to any other vaccine ...
I sort of agree with you about the 3-waters. The opponents are not offering any better solutions and the status-quo is not an option. However it is noise that hurts the government in the polls. It could become an unnecessary own-goal. A better solution ...
Apart from the lunacy of the message, it is the anger that gets me. I have been in lots of protests in many countries with some very committed people, and I have never seen anything like it. I think the government is right to take precautions, some of the ...
"can't do it in 5 minutes" - We have had 30 years!
and more of them remember the polio epidemic of the 1950s, that left maaori children crippled or in iron lungs. Some still feel the effects today (long polio is real).
Seymour clearly knows something about the virus that has escaped the epidemiologists and microbiologists. There is nothing magic about 90% vaccination rate. It is not a goal, but an aspiration. Anything less than 100% is not going to stop the virus, ...
There are many potential source countries where that is already true.
The Customs case proved that it can be legal to sack people for not being vaccinated. It requires a clear statement that vaccination is needed and that there is no alternative role available for the person. I would like a clear statement that all public ...
I think it is about people making themselves difficult to contact.
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