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- Thread starter Tigers of Old
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Really?
Our vaccination rate for MMR is 95%, (ranked 71st in the world) I see no reason why we can't get to 80% for COVID.
DS
34 year old lady died from blood clot with AZ. Straight away the experts turn to stats and probabilities to cover themselves. Which way do we really go with this?
Stop closing business & schools everywhere and take better control on where it's happening.
Have you looked at the stats of dying from Covid when just let to run through.
As I asked above, whats the alternative?
And did all of these people have the opportunity to be vaccinated? This is the story that must be shared.
80% A target no country has reached yet.
And is state by state as projections show Victoria will be the last state to get to 80%
Where is it happening? Sounds like the teacher broke the rules in visiting people in HQ somehow. Not sure how it happened, hasn't been released, but this will continue to happen.
We have 2 choices, keep going with these short lockdowns (yes they are difficult and I really feel for small businesses) or let it rip like they have overseas and in NSW.
Which would you rather or do you have a better solution?
If they are over 65 (and I think most were), then all over 65 have been offered the AZ vaccine and have been offered that for months.
I think with the recurrent lockdowns and the coming availability of Pfizer and Moderna the vax rate will climb quickly.
All those who were hesitant rather than resistant will opt in and that will just leave the blind hard core resisters unvaccinated.
I have gone from pessimistic to optimistic that we will achieve adequate vax levels. 80% comfortably by early next year.
I'm sure the government can work out a better plan to zone off where the outbreaks are instead of closing the whole metro and or state.
Didn't we try that last year?
Look I live in the South East, the covid outbreaks don't seem to occur around here, but I see that we tried it last year and it failed, so I see why they lock down the whole metro area. They have already shown in previous outbreaks they are prepared to lockdown Melbourne and leave open regional Australia.
We've vaccinated 8 million people at least one dose, and had six deaths from AZ I think? We've had 5 deaths today from Covid from around 2k cases in NSW.
You can do the maths
Not sure, would depend on the ages I guess MB. Over 50s who didn't get the AZ jab when they could have is possible I guess. But yeah, the vaccine "non-race" is claiming victims now.
As we are , from a long way back though. So all those countries under the threshold would be in lockdown too? That makes me feel better.
You're wasting your time with facts and science but I admire your grit....
Yes, but the point is that vaccination shouldn't be the killer and this is why people refuse to get jabbed. It could take a very long time to reach 100% vaccinated and even then I doubt lockdowns and this virus would end.
Yep, fair point TF. We'll never get to 100% anyway, but higher is better.
The virus will always be with us now. Impossible to eliminate it, but with vaccination and natural immunity it will be managed.
