Analysis Coronavirus - The Impact IV “Phasing into the New Normal”

[Dazzler9]

So Darwin has entered a 48hr lockdown due to cases arising from the Newmont mine.

There were approximately 900 people at the mine during the relevant period. About 220 remain in the NT the rest have flown out, 400 to Brisbane & 250 to Perth. It's also assumed to be the Delta variant at this stage.

NT government races to prevent COVID outbreak, confirms close contacts were out in community

Twenty people are sent into supervised quarantine after being identified as close contacts of a man who tested positive to coronavirus at a mine in Central Australia.

www.abc.net.au

I would hope our contact tracing team are onto it straightaway.

 

[JohnW]

1 case in WA from Darwin supposedly

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[Dazzler9]

Here we go

 

[Dazzler9]

Third vaccine approved for use in Australia
By Rachel Clun
Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID19 vaccine has been approved for use in Australia, the third vaccine to be approved for use.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration granted the Janssen-Cilag vaccine provisional approval on Friday. It occurred on the same day Moderna was granted a provisional determination, bringing that vaccine a step closer to being approved.
While Moderna is expected to be used from September, the Commonwealth has no deal to purchase any of Janssen’s viral vector vaccine, which uses the same technology as the AstraZeneca jab.

The Commonwealth has no deal to purchase any of Janssen’s viral vector vaccine, which uses the same technology as the AstraZeneca jab.Credit:Jason South
The medical regulator approved the vaccine for adults aged 18 and over.
“Provisional approval of this vaccine is subject to certain strict conditions, such as the requirement for Janssen-Cilag Pty Ltd to continue providing information to the TGA on longer-term efficacy and safety from ongoing clinical trials and post-market assessment,” the regulator said in a statement.
“The Janssen vaccine has been shown to prevent COVID-19; however, it is not yet known whether it prevents transmission or asymptomatic disease.”
The US paused its use of the Janssen vaccine earlier this year after it was also linked to the rare clotting disorder, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia, that has been linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration decided to resume the use of the vaccine in April, in a move welcomed by the company.
“We will collaborate with health authorities around the world to educate healthcare professionals and the public to ensure this very rare event can be identified early and treated effectively,” Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientific officer Paul Stoffels said after vaccinations resumed in the US.

 

[amazingjoshy]

 

[Forward Press]

Oh boy, here we go. Lockdown or just restrictions? Masks being on seem like a given.

 

[BrotherDodge]

Nah,, lockdown should be used as a last option not the first but if you have no faith in tracers or your hospital system to deal with anything then lockdowns your answer…..
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The trouble is, even the best contact tracers will be overwhelmed eventually if the list of exposure sites is doubling every day.

It's also worth remembering that Melbourne didn't lockdown right away last year. At first, they sent cops to seal off some public housing towers, and then they tried to limit it to only a few suburbs before realising they'd screwed up. The lesson was go hard and go early.

 

[Luuuc]

Oh wow. I assumed this would all be to do with the Granites Gold Mine FIFOs, but it's primarily due to someone who has come over from Sydney

Phase 1 restrictions from noon today for Perth/Peel for 3 days
* Masks
* No Crowd at Optus (match to go ahead)
* Venue/event capacity restrictions

 

[Forward Press]

We've got off fairly lightly, these are fairly soft restrictions. Hoping this one case stays at that.

 

[Ok Boomer]

Slowmos fault for his pathetic vaccine rollout. Too much back slapping, too much "how well have we done" in this country (because shutting borders and keeping Australians out is so hard /s )

 

[ConcreteWaters]

* this s**t.
Sort the vaccine out Australia

 

[Ochre]

Feel like we got lucky this woman was on top of it tbh.

 

[Forward Press]

Feel like we got lucky this woman was on top of it tbh.

She did the right thing, for sure - but you cannot help but feel that she wouldn't even be in this situation if the gold standard state got their s**t together and wasn't sucked in by their own hubris.

 

[Dazzler9]

Feel like we got lucky this woman was on top of it tbh.

She works as a physio and worked for 3 days before getting tested. She personally did what she could once she realised she'd been at an exposure site, but I don't know that we've got lucky. Let's hope.

 

[Luuuc]

Good news that she's had her 1st dose of AZ

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Question. If I've booked accommodation down south and the date for free cancellation has passed, but let's say the region gets closed off to me in the next few days, will I be able to call the places and get full refunds?

Is it their discretion or is there some law about this situation now?

 

[EagleEgo]

Question. If I've booked accommodation down south and the date for free cancellation has passed, but let's say the region gets closed off to me in the next few days, will I be able to call the places and get full refunds?

Is it their discretion or is there some law about this situation now?

By law: come under " force majeure".
By commerical sense: Depends on whether the accommodation owner wants your future business.

 

[Goroyals22]

No need to lock down early though hey Goroyals22

Nope


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[Luuuc]

Am I right in saying that the WA Govt now has some kind of fund in place for businesses for these type of situations? (meaning that they're likely to get compensated, meaning that they're likely to provide refunds)
I only caught a brief mention of it recently, but not the details.

 

[Goroyals22]

fu** this sh*t.
Sort the vaccine out Australia

The vaccine is fine. Its people not wanting to have it thats the issue…


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[ConcreteWaters]

By law: come under " force majeure".
By commerical sense: Depends on whether the accommodation owner wants your future business.

And whether they want any future business if you leave a review...

 

[KERRPOW]

Good news that she's had her 1st dose of AZ

Yep, that should hopefully reduce the viral load/transmission rate.

 

[KERRPOW]

The vaccine is fine. Its people not wanting to have it thats the issue…


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Needs to be mandatory imo

 

[ConcreteWaters]

Wonder if this delta strain will shift the balance of risk to allowing more people to have Az, like people in the UK.
Need to get needles in arms ASAP

 

[lusheslewis]

At least it's three days of light restrictions (for now) and not a five day lockdown like Jan/Feb. Physio seems like a high risk job location though so hopefully she's not a spreader.

Needs to be mandatory imo

Not going to happen.