Dr Melissa SweetJan 20, 2023
COVID is still wreaking havoc across Australia but when it comes to pandemic politics … cri… https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-21/covid-wreaking-havoc-australia-political-debate-pandemic/101877588
COVID is still wreaking havoc across Australia but political and medical debate seems to have succumbed to pandemic weariness

The Albanese government finished 2022 having achieved significant legislative reform. But it is starting 2023 looking like it hasn't really thought through what it has to say about COVID, let alone what it might do about it, writes Laura Tingle.

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@melissasweetdr Thank you for sharing this article. It raises a number of important points. Covid weariness. Long Covid. Waning immunity. The myth of seasonal covid.

The latter is of concern: it is rampaging through Aus atm, in summer, and ppl are getting repeatedly sick, at a time when we know that EACH infection leaves lasting damage. Its clearly NOT a winter thing. Ppl are just indoors more in winter.

IS anyone even testing anymore? Are there ppl out there with symptoms just not testing and going to work & shopping with "just a cold", when it's not?

We dont have to mandate masks, but we sure can "strongly recommend" their use. Govt could regularly put the message into media. More ppl would follow advice IF it was publicised.

Id also like to know where to find up to date covid stats.
Are we counting anymore?
Do we know the infection rate of vaxed v unvaxed ppl anymore?
#covid #australiacovid #COVID19au

Jan 20, 2023 at 9:51pmWeb