Perhaps we can just learn what Tassie is doing and copy that. They seem to be ahead of the curve compared to the rest of us.
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doesnt seem right. nursing home workers are only suppose to be working at the one home whilst in lockdown.
As an aside to this, the nursing home worker who tested positive on Saturday received the Pfizer jab in early May. It ain't the whole solution.
Yes I've only seen comment about not accepting contact tracing assistance here not in any other media. And the only issue with contact tracing appears to be the misidentified Woolies which AFAIK has not led to any cases, in fact given the huge number of identified sites the contact tracing appears to be doing well.
Getting the vaccine. Have a look at their numbers of people vaccinated compared to say Queensland on a per capita basis and you will see what I mean.
but not their 2nd jab?
we have about 2% fully vaccinated, while other western countries are hitting 50%
their size may also help? not as many people in remote areas.
or maybe they are just doing a better job.
Pfizer supposedly protects 89% of recipients after the first jab (AZ 86%). After the second jab this increases but it's not 100%. It's not simply a case of everyone getting vaccinated -> problem solved if 1 in 10 remains susceptible.
It remains to be seen exactly how we're going to "socialise" the virus.
based on what?
it is possible, tho i reckon unlikely it could drag on for 2 months, but how does anyone know today it will go that long?
Yes, it does require mass vaccination as fast as possible so you get the benefits of herd immunity and lower rates of transmission. Wish the feds would lift their game.
It does actually. Once the R number (reproduction rate) falls below one outbreaks don't spread. I'm surprised you don't understand this after all your reading.
But it only takes one infected person to bring it into the aged care system where the casualty rate is far higher.
That's true. Would be good if the feds accelerated the rollout of vaccination into nursing homes.
You are right to say we will need to socialise covid as it will remain one of those low level persistent viruses like flu and common cold for as long as humans are on the planet I imagine.
