erp. sorry, Kiwis and folk from Singapore - it turns out that we kinda dont actually have the vax so much. Following the AstraZeneca nyuh-oh, #ozgov has now ordered more from Pfizer but that one needs to be kept chilled. We're on a desert island. Quite a warm one.
thenewdaily.com.au/news/nation…

#TheRona #ScottyDoesNothing #NotGoodAtCounting #HowGreatIsTheFooty

in reply to Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier

Our conservative party (conveniently named The Conservative Party of Canada) said if they were Trudeau (Liberal Party of Canada) they would have ordered lots from one source rather than a diverse acquisition. We have 3 in distribution, including AZ.

I think the side effects are over emphasised … but since you have a low rate of infection it makes sense to get other types.

in reply to Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier

it makes more sense to get enough of any/all if one is to innoculate the population (those who want it). Maybe ScoMo ("Bring in the plague ship! it's just a flu. Go to the footy! Bah to Victoria's commie pinko rat reaction which brought the major outbreak to a halt. How good is the footy!") underestimated the number of people ignoring him and who actually want to be vaccinated.

We are also making our own AZ but that will take a while, perhaps due, in part, to the continuous cuts to R&D (and science in general) which we've witnessed with successive governments.

The "rollout' has been very dodgy here, with ScoMo announcing how great it's going while doctors have been asking "umm..where is it?"
this from Feb: abc.net.au/news/2021-02-04/cov…
and from yesterday sbs.com.au/news/blood-clot-fea…

about pfizer and the heat of this vast, quite warm, land
abc.net.au/news/2021-04-09/que…

in reply to Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier

@DavïÐ Låzårµ§ winter is coming, JonSnow, which presents another problem for doctors, esp with older patients and those in aged care - spacing the flu shots and the vax (if they have it). Excellent to read that you’ve had your first :D Maybe, if oz is ever vaccinated enough to visit, more folks could wing on down.Victoria has just received its first shipment of international visitors, with one testing positive. They’re all in hotel quarantine. Nyuh-oh (something we’re not particularly good at) XD
in reply to Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier

@DavïÐ Låzårµ§ re protection: mmnnyeah kinda. although we had a high mortality rate, we didnt have a particularly high infection rate. bc people ignored ScoMo and listened to Medical Science and used common sense (and basic hygeine). Plus we weren't adverse to a few months off work/working from home. But dont particularly want to do it again. and again.aaand again ;)
in reply to Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier

@Cass M oh heck yeah :D we're a travelling population, the world-over, and we're getting sooo bored. Our gov gave free money to encourage people get out but not too about - a limited but encouraging number of $200 vouchers, available online, which blew out in about an hour XD so that was...something..it could probably take a family of four ohh 25kms /and/ get fish n chips!
in reply to Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier

@DavïÐ Låzårµ§ i theenk people on Disability and Seniors pensions, here, were the only ones who didnt see a luverly boost in incomes but they received three (maybe?) payments of a culpa hundred bc their pensions are already about twice unemployment payments (neither terribly adequate for needs). it was known as STFU and Stay Home money :))