Thank you, Mr Crow.
Very informative, as always.
As to your government, looks like meeting the problem head on, instead of denying it for several months, as in US, was the most important element.
As to your citizenry, I have seen video of a few Aussie crazies; the police were quite professional, and patient, and seemed slightly amused, as they eventually arrested the idiots spouting antimask/hoax nonsense. Now imagine that sort of idiocy among 25%?,35%?, of the population, and you have a picture of United States' citizens.
As an aside, NY state cases are above 1000 per day, for the first time in more than a month. Not good, obviously. Schools are reopening, Your thoughts?
Also, the vaccine news seems to be nothing but hype?
( Having lived through the 1976 swine flu fiasco - can we all say Guillain-Barre together? - the effects of rushing out a vaccine are horrific; first, for those severely injured, and second, for a total loss of trust in science and government.)
Hey John,
I think we got good testing earlier than you guys. I think your "go it alone" with your test approach cost a month or so because it was defective. In that time you got widespread community infections. Whole different ball game then.
Our governments have largely been consistent, both left and right leaning, and that helps. Being a re-election year did not help you guys as politics got in the way.
Our state has had effectively zero cases for months and schools have been open. However I believe if we got a wave here, like 10 cases, they would shut down again. Melbourne’s wave has lasted a few months but they went up to 1000 a day or so and now back to 10 in that time. They had strict shutdown, it works. Interstate travel restrictions helped a lot.
However people here are pretty relaxed now and reacting to a second wave here would be a challenge.
As for vaccine, I believe Fauci knows what he is talking about. We will get one and it will help, herd immunity via infection is not an option. I don’t believe it will be unsafe as almost too late for election surprise. The scientists have yet to develop a vaccine for stupid
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By the way....
If you think you’ve had a bad day, spare a thought for Melania Trump who is trying to work out what half of -$421M is.
Cheers
