"Can't live in lockdown forever" BUT DON'T SACRIFICE OUR YOUNG. Restrictions mustn't lift until young have vaccine access equity; they carry highest caseload yet lowest vaccination. Without vaccination, young will have highest caseload & therefore highest numbers in hospital.

Aug 22, 2021 · 8:40 AM UTC

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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
I agree. Thanks Mary-Louise.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Highest caseload does not mean highest numbers in hospital! There are demographics which will have a lower hospitalization rate/infection. Those include vaccinated people, low BMI people AND CHILDREN.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
You may know, Professor, but did the PM consider your interesting point - or consult anyone (!!!) - before he made his statement of intent about getting ready to open Australia up? My view is that it was a totally reckless public statement.
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Harry New @HarryNew8
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Replying to @EricTopol
Given that mRNA vaccines can theoretically be tweaked relatively easily, do we know how close we are to tweaking for the Delta variant and more importantly how long till it will be available for mass production? Surely Moderna or Pfizer must be close by now
Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
The graph does not match your statement. Those under 19yo are getting infected but not presenting to hospital.
Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Opening up at 70-80% eligible vaccinated is hedging bets of unvaccinated children against a more deadly more transmissible variant that could arise at any moment.
Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
I like listening to you on ABC. I believe you speak calmly and sensibly about Covid issues. Thank you.
Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
It's a relief to hear sound, logical, epidemiological analysis from you. Public health advice and politics seem to blur into each other at the moment. Hard to know what or who to trust anymore as the narrative changes by the week and mixed messaging is everywhere.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Don’t sacrifice anyone.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1
Would this be correct? ‘The current response from the Scientific community, at this time, is that we do not know how SARS-COV-2 will mutate in the future. Further to this with mass replication around the world there is a higher risk that a Variant could emerge worse than Delta.’
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