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oh, so yeah, this looks like it is all going to stem from an unvaccinated health care worker
this should play out well, watch the finger pointing begin.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Australia:
oh, so yeah, this looks like it is all going to stem from an unvaccinated health care worker
this should play out well, watch the finger pointing begin.
an unvaxxed health worker who went to a hens party in Byron Bay...much finger pointing to come!
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@dogmeat said in Coronavirus - Australia:
Shows just what a chimera the prospect of a trans Ta$man bubble is. No way will I risk being trapped overseas because some politician has a knee jerk reaction to a couple of isolated cases.
Agreed, especially if either government decides to require isolation/quarantine on return if a traveller is in the country when a case arose, rather than just while there are issues, so they can't even wait it out for a week or two and avoid quarantine.
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@voodoo Fair enough. I've got family in Australia and can work from anywhere, so TBH, I probably wouldn't care as long as I didn't have to fork out for quarantine as I could just "shelter in place" until any requirement to quarantine goes away.
The issue is if the quarantine becomes mandatory if you are there between certain dates e.g. I go for a holiday in Brisbane where my family are, some cases crop up somewhere in Brisbane like now, and the NZ government requires me to go through MIQ because I was in a hotspot between dates X and Y. Instead of just waiting a few weeks for it to blow over, if I have to actually book MIQ and pay for it, suddenly I could be waiting for months and forking out thousands. Since I have family, I have somewhere to stay cheaper than a hotel, and can work, so won't run out of leave or lose my job and will continue earning, but for anyone without that support, that would be untenable.
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@godder that's me in reverse, if I can get to NZ for "free", I'd take the punt on getting back to Oz without quarantining, would wait it out with the old lady if necessary. Would be far from ideal, but the longer time goes on, the more I'd be open to the risk.
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two cases. Linked to the "cluster" stemming form the fuck up at the Hospital. Nothing else anywhere in the state.
Thus far Qld Health getting a free ride in the press.
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@mariner4life That's coz people realise they are the thin yellow line between you and the zombie apocalypse
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@dogmeat said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@mariner4life That's coz people realise they are the thin yellow line between you and the zombie apocalypse
right now they are that person who left the side gate open at the secure facility that gets half the cast eaten
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@gt12 said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Australia:
stupid fucking idiotic Qld Government motherfuckers!!!!
State-wide mandatory mask wearing. From 5pm. There has not been a case of COVID in Cairns outside of the Quarantine Hotels since May last year. We are 2100km from the "hot spot" most people don't even have access to masks, and yet have to wear them just to come to work!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now we have to wear a mask to go any fucking where. I think we have reached a new low point of stupidity.
FUUUUUUCK!!!! Hotels were booked solid from this weekend. I bet the cancellations start rolling in! fucking fuck you.
Holy shit, I can't imagine what level of stupid is required to make that a rule in a state which is two and half times the size of Texas (I don't know that, but other fun facts here) and seems to have a total population about the same as New Zealand.
Wow. Just, fucking wow.
oh it's absolutely retarded.
Sydney is half the distance away, why are they not masked up?
Melbourne is approximately the same distance.
Adelaide and Auckland are just a little bit further away, i guess it doesn't travel that far
Yes, i now it's about flights, but i bet there are more flights elsewhere than here.
Cancellations have rolled in over the past 24 hours, but the Qld government are confident it will have no impact on the school holiday tourism sector....
My sister is spewing. Finally having the chance to head up to Moloolaba from VIC after having not left the state for over a year and this happens a few days before departure. I expect she will pivot and head to WA or somewhere else warm to spend her tourist dollars
Great use of the word pivot. Kudos.
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@rapido said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@gt12 said in Coronavirus - Australia:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - Australia:
stupid fucking idiotic Qld Government motherfuckers!!!!
State-wide mandatory mask wearing. From 5pm. There has not been a case of COVID in Cairns outside of the Quarantine Hotels since May last year. We are 2100km from the "hot spot" most people don't even have access to masks, and yet have to wear them just to come to work!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now we have to wear a mask to go any fucking where. I think we have reached a new low point of stupidity.
FUUUUUUCK!!!! Hotels were booked solid from this weekend. I bet the cancellations start rolling in! fucking fuck you.
Holy shit, I can't imagine what level of stupid is required to make that a rule in a state which is two and half times the size of Texas (I don't know that, but other fun facts here) and seems to have a total population about the same as New Zealand.
Wow. Just, fucking wow.
oh it's absolutely retarded.
Sydney is half the distance away, why are they not masked up?
Melbourne is approximately the same distance.
Adelaide and Auckland are just a little bit further away, i guess it doesn't travel that far
Yes, i now it's about flights, but i bet there are more flights elsewhere than here.
Cancellations have rolled in over the past 24 hours, but the Qld government are confident it will have no impact on the school holiday tourism sector....
My sister is spewing. Finally having the chance to head up to Moloolaba from VIC after having not left the state for over a year and this happens a few days before departure. I expect she will pivot and head to WA or somewhere else warm to spend her tourist dollars
Great use of the word pivot. Kudos.
Fanks. Sis probably won't take the risk of travelling by air. Looks like QLD's loss might be SA's gain, as they can always drive home if something happens
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lockdown over, thanks to fuck all cases turning up. there seems to be a theme here, but i can't put my finger on it...
I don't know, maybe these lockdowns do work after all? The fact we go in to them and then come out real fast after finding fuck all transmission points to it.
Of course, that fails to take in to account all the time between initial infection and lockdown, but hey what do i know?
mask mandate in Qld staying for another 2 weeks.
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@booboo said in Coronavirus - Australia:
Mucho gossip about the office today about cases on the Sunny Coast not being reported as yet.
Mind you, given the sauce I'll take it with a grain ... cellar ... of salt.
considering the anecdotal evidence of people bailing to the Sunny Coast on Monday pre-lockdown i wouldn't be surprised
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@booboo said in Coronavirus - Australia:
Mucho gossip about the office today about cases on the Sunny Coast not being reported as yet.
Mind you, given the sauce I'll take it with a grain ... cellar ... of salt.
Not sure they would have come out of lockdown if that was the case, especially if they were community transmissions.
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Just looked up the Strayan vaccine tracker.
841,885 to date.
Given we needed 200K per day to meet the October target I'd suggest we're behind.
Mrs Boo, who works in health care (admin in private hospital ... it's a stretch but 1B the way I read it ) is eligible but has received no official communication. From Govt or employer.
Asked me how she goes about getting jab.
Frankly all I did was look up the government website. So suggested she do they same.
I just don't think there is enough push from the government(s) to make this happen.
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If it makes you feel better, we'll (apparently) get a letter in May telling us when we can get the jab.
My friend today (who has pretty reasonable intel) said for my age expect a jab in October.
Of course, the Olympics are supposedly happening in August.
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I guess the other part of the issue here is that we are:
a. Down about 3m vaccines that never arrived from Europe, and
b. Seeing a bit of noise around the AZ jab come out.With both those things in play, you can sorta understand why they're not actively pushing people.to rush put and get vaccinated
Frustrating though.
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