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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

8th Feb 2022, 04:51

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Posted By Australopithecus

Let me guess…Invermectin fan? Hydrochloroquine? ...

Let me guess…Invermectin fan? Hydrochloroquine?

And WTF is an eco-political agenda?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

31st Jan 2022, 03:53

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Posted By Australopithecus

I heard on ABC this morning that households...

I heard on ABC this morning that households managed to squirrel away 240 Billion dollars in the last two years, and companies likewise had savings. While the government is calling this an “economic...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

31st Jan 2022, 02:04

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Posted By Australopithecus

I am not convinced the WA lockdown means much to...

I am not convinced the WA lockdown means much to eastern states aviation activity. There are no border restrictions here in the engine room of the economy*, yet the terminals are pretty much...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

30th Dec 2021, 20:00

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Posted By Australopithecus

Yesterday I was wondering how soon we can expect...

Yesterday I was wondering how soon we can expect to see the GST start to creep up to 20%. My guess is within a year of the election.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

27th Dec 2021, 01:54

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Posted By Australopithecus

Why isn’t it available now? Some local chemists...

Why isn’t it available now? Some local chemists here have Moderna, and I got a Pfizer booster last week at a local clinic.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

27th Dec 2021, 00:41

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Posted By Australopithecus

Yeah, the booster program for A-Z recipients is...

Yeah, the booster program for A-Z recipients is skewed against you. You can try your luck at a chemist. My wife went in and explained that she was a carer and she got the booster 3 weeks before she...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st Dec 2021, 06:55

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Posted By Australopithecus

Sadly true. That fact makes a mockery of...

Sadly true. That fact makes a mockery of democracy, doesn’t it? And what’s worse, social media has provided an unstoppable infection vector for stupidity.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

21st Dec 2021, 03:56

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Posted By Australopithecus

Always a creep, doubly so when campaigning for...

Always a creep, doubly so when campaigning for re-election.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

28th Nov 2021, 09:44

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Posted By Australopithecus

This was always going to happen given the sheer...

This was always going to happen given the sheer size of the petri dish that covid can mutate in. I expect that we are only in the early innings of the entire pandemic, but it could just as easily...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

14th Nov 2021, 18:23

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Posted By Australopithecus

I haven’t been bothered to weigh in on this...

I haven’t been bothered to weigh in on this thread for months now because the idioti frankly are not worth my time. This last idiot even less so.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

19th Aug 2021, 20:08

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Posted By Australopithecus

If we had started with that philosophy a lot more...

If we had started with that philosophy a lot more of us wouldn’t be in this mess now because they'd be dead. So you’re right on that point. Someone failed elementary mathematics, that’s for sure.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

18th Aug 2021, 01:34

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Posted By Australopithecus

Just got an email from Alan…vaccines mandatory...

Just got an email from Alan…vaccines mandatory from late November for ALL crew in the Qantas group.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

6th Aug 2021, 05:42

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Posted By Australopithecus

I have another Wiki reference for this...

I have another Wiki reference for this discussion:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandolini%27s_law

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

4th Aug 2021, 08:29

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Posted By Australopithecus

The paper raises questions, but then mentions...

The paper raises questions, but then mentions SARS-CoV (the SARS virus) and long covid in the same sentence. That ambiguity is more than a minor annoyance. If SARS-CoV2 does indeed behave like Dengue...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Aug 2021, 22:51

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Posted By Australopithecus

Wikipedia. Pfffft! Why do we even have The...

Wikipedia. Pfffft! Why do we even have The Lancet, or The New England Journal of Medicine, to name but two of the many actual sober medical journals. But at least Wiki does attach this caution:
...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Aug 2021, 20:08

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Posted By Australopithecus

The story covers the fledgling technological...

The story covers the fledgling technological possibilities and that national cabinet is aiming to implement a plan for such proof of vaccination for quarantine free international travel. The story...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd Aug 2021, 11:08

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Posted By Australopithecus

You are being deliberately obtuse. The current...

You are being deliberately obtuse. The current reports from the CDC all emphasise the importance of being vaccinated. The vaccine is for me, the mask is for you. Don’t count on my ongoing dedication...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

26th Jul 2021, 12:02

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Posted By Australopithecus

Don’t know about that. The delta numbers show...

Don’t know about that. The delta numbers show that its more than twice as contagious, but its hard to compare mortality since there are increasing numbers of the vaccinated which would skew the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

26th Jul 2021, 08:27

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Posted By Australopithecus

What do anniversary dates have to do with your...

What do anniversary dates have to do with your comparison? The delta strain mortality rate may indeed be lower, but since deaths lag cases by a few weeks it is too early to tell. Also the current...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

15th Jul 2021, 08:37

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Posted By Australopithecus

Just got advised that I shared a passenger cabin*...

Just got advised that I shared a passenger cabin* six days ago with a now confirmed case whom they reckon was infectious. Despite being fully vaccinated the right thing is to of course quarantine for...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

28th Jun 2021, 21:56

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Posted By Australopithecus

I agree, Morno. The zero cases strategy was...

I agree, Morno. The zero cases strategy was laudable while we were waiting for a vaccine, but time is running out on that. They should set an aggressive goal, adopt a hard date, make vaccinations...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd May 2021, 22:53

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Posted By Australopithecus

I can’t view it since I don’t subscribe to any...

I can’t view it since I don’t subscribe to any Murdoch media.

I did see this cartoon today, from the 1930’s. La plus ca change...

...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd May 2021, 11:16

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Posted By Australopithecus

You are right that 100% of populations don’t get...

You are right that 100% of populations don’t get infected since, among other things, viruses tend to die out after herd immunity is reached. But the current estimates about the current variations run...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd May 2021, 01:15

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Posted By Australopithecus

But you do agree that so far only a small...

But you do agree that so far only a small fraction of the population has been infected? And that the death rate is approximately 2%, and there are long term effects for perhaps 30% of the others? ...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

2nd May 2021, 20:54

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Posted By Australopithecus

You have an intriguing question there about...

You have an intriguing question there about healthier state of mind. To which most would point to the healthier state of everything else.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

20th Apr 2021, 12:39

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Posted By Australopithecus

Why? Do you want people to be able to travel here...

Why? Do you want people to be able to travel here without proof of vaccination?

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

19th Apr 2021, 00:14

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Posted By Australopithecus

There's not going to be a meaningful...

There's not going to be a meaningful international standard because the WHO oppose having travel being subject to vaccination status!

The UN adopted a list of basic human rights that they have to...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

13th Apr 2021, 09:13

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Posted By Australopithecus

Well, at first there was nothing to worry about....

Well, at first there was nothing to worry about. Stage 3 clinical trials can only be so big, and a risk that is 1:200,000 at worst isn’t likely to appear until after widespread use. Even then, its...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

9th Apr 2021, 04:41

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Posted By Australopithecus

That's true only right now while the borders are...

That's true only right now while the borders are effectively closed. The P1 variant in Brazil is killing more people under 50, and eventually it will be seen everywhere, as all the variants do.
...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

6th Apr 2021, 22:18

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Posted By Australopithecus

And yet the WHO is still clinging to their...

And yet the WHO is still clinging to their position discouraging vaccine proof for travel. They cite a hand-wringing concern over the UN's claimed right of freedom of movement, despite this never...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

5th Apr 2021, 07:32

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Posted By Australopithecus

Given the border measures required of interstate...

Given the border measures required of interstate travellers during flare-ups, would it be surprising if states like WA require a vaccination for all visitors? I would certainly expect something like...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Apr 2021, 19:42

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Posted By Australopithecus

And there you have it. Ignorance and selfishness...

And there you have it. Ignorance and selfishness in the guise of freedumb. Q.E.D.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Apr 2021, 11:38

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Posted By Australopithecus

If a country removes all restrictions on...

If a country removes all restrictions on distancing, masks and testing, the unvaccinated cohort, if subsequently infected, will suffer the same proportional fate that we see now: about 2% die, about...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Apr 2021, 10:17

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Posted By Australopithecus

I agree that the incidence of blood clots in...

I agree that the incidence of blood clots in general after the Oxford-AZ jab seems to mirror what you'd expect in the same unvaccinated population over the same time, but the rare kind of clotting...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

3rd Mar 2021, 07:09

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Posted By Australopithecus

I imagine that chief health officers are...

I imagine that chief health officers are counselling that Covid might be the gift that keeps on giving to neo-potentates everywhere. Already you can read worrisome advice that the pace of mutations...

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