General Coronavirus chit chat thread - non-travel specific

[daft009]

so I went yesterday to a servo to fill up my car and this happened while I was doing the service NSW covid sign in

"bro, why are you signing in"
me: "it says to and we should be"
"bro if it said to jump off a bridge would you do that too"
me under my mask:

 

[dajop]

What happens when "Sovereign Citizens" (who believe Covid restrictions don't apply to them) butt heads with "benevolent dictatorships" .....

Man seen without mask on train remanded at IMH after rant during first day of trial

SINGAPORE: A man who was seen without a mask on a train was ordered by a judge on Thursday (Aug 5) to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) after ranting in court.

www.channelnewsasia.com

 

[Pushka]

What happens when "Sovereign Citizens" (who believe Covid restrictions don't apply to them) butt heads with "benevolent dictatorships" .....

Man seen without mask on train remanded at IMH after rant during first day of trial

SINGAPORE: A man who was seen without a mask on a train was ordered by a judge on Thursday (Aug 5) to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) after ranting in court.

www.channelnewsasia.com

How has this person survived in Singapore until now?

 

[dajop]

How has this person survived in Singapore until now?

I have no idea. He'd probably even struggle in Australia. It's part of the bargain for being in Singapore that you don't have as much freedom to do things that the government/other citizens don't like, as you do in perhaps Western Europe or the USA.

 

[andye]

What happens when "Sovereign Citizens" (who believe Covid restrictions don't apply to them) butt heads with "benevolent dictatorships" .....

Man seen without mask on train remanded at IMH after rant during first day of trial

SINGAPORE: A man who was seen without a mask on a train was ordered by a judge on Thursday (Aug 5) to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) after ranting in court.

www.channelnewsasia.com

Although history is littered with governments saying opponents are psychiatrically unwell, I think the judge made a prudent call in this case.
This won't stop people with similar views (and little experience of people with psychosis) calling it out as a terrible injustice
The lawyer sounds an interesting character

 

[Flying mermaid]

How has this person survived in Singapore until now?

Covid really seems to have allowed nutters to come out the woodwork….

 

[TheRealTMA]

Covid really seems to have allowed nutters to come out the woodwork….

 

[Spongbob]

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Yes, I prefer a Pfizer vaccination.
So you hate AZ?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Yes, I prefer a Pfizer vaccination.
So you hate AZ?

Not at all, prefer AZ. AZ is a brilliant vaccine. My choice. Just don’t like grapefruit!

 

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[drron]

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Brilliant!

 

[drron]

I got a link to this very interesting article from a financial newsletter I get.The fellow is very good on the markets but is totally against lockdowns so finds some interesting bits of reading..This is an article by a fellow called Brett Sutton 20 years ago when he was a junior doctor at the NWRH,Tasmania on the subject of whether anaethetists should wear masks in theatres.In fact it made no difference to infection rates.

(PDF) Do Anaesthetists Need to Wear Surgical Masks in the Operating Theatre? A Literature Review with Evidence-Based Recommendations

PDF | Many operating theatre staff believe that the surgical face mask protects the healthcare worker from potentially hazardous biological infections.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

The studies they quoted did not give the results you would have thought.


Now this is a study on bacterial infections not viral.So not directly relevant to now.

 

[TheRealTMA]

I got a link to this very interesting article from a financial newsletter I get.The fellow is very good on the markets but is totally against lockdowns so finds some interesting bits of reading..This is an article by a fellow called Brett Sutton 20 years ago when he was a junior doctor at the NWRH,Tasmania on the subject of whether anaethetists should wear masks in theatres.In fact it made no difference to infection rates.

(PDF) Do Anaesthetists Need to Wear Surgical Masks in the Operating Theatre? A Literature Review with Evidence-Based Recommendations

PDF | Many operating theatre staff believe that the surgical face mask protects the healthcare worker from potentially hazardous biological infections.... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

The studies they quoted did not give the results you would have thought.
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Now this is a study on bacterial infections not viral.So not directly relevant to now.

Not really sure how relevant this study is. For modern theatres with laminar flow and other other precautions it may be but for the general public in public places with droplet and aerosol borne virus, the situation is quite different. Many studies show public use of masks can minimise aerosol and droplet spread of CV.

ref: An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

 

[drron]

Not really sure how relevant this study is. For modern theatres with laminar flow and other other precautions it may be but for the general public in public places with droplet and aerosol borne virus, the situation is quite different. Many studies show public use of masks can minimise aerosol and droplet spread of CV.

ref: An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

That article you link actually gives very little hard evidence and has obviously ignored studies that don't fit.The only large studies in preventing covid were the wearing of masks in the home to prevent transmission by those infected.Also a study of 10 patients showing prevention of transmission.All of the studies have no mention of variants so again you could say what relevance to the Sydney outbreak.

There is definitely a lot of evidence that those with covid should wear a mask so they don't transmit covid but very little evidence masks prevent the wearer getting covid.iIndeed I have previously linked studies from Denmark and Vietnam that show at best very minor reductions of covid.

And for NSW now the best place to wear masks would be inside the family home particularly in large families in the worst affected LGAs which of course isn't done with the mask mandate.

I have no trouble wearing a mask and it may have a minor benefit but believing they are a panacea is wrong.I have also talked about my work in a flu ward in 2017.Everyone on staff was very careful wearing PPE but with surgical masks changed basically after seeing each patient.I have also related how I picked up a viral respiratory tract viral infection,not flu,whilst wearing a mask religiously.Which is why I know wearing masks outside makes very little difference to my not getting Covid.

 

[Deleted member 6404]

What happens when "Sovereign Citizens" (who believe Covid restrictions don't apply to them) butt heads with "benevolent dictatorships" .....

Man seen without mask on train remanded at IMH after rant during first day of trial

SINGAPORE: A man who was seen without a mask on a train was ordered by a judge on Thursday (Aug 5) to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) after ranting in court.

www.channelnewsasia.com

Yes this what happens when anyone challanges the corupt system but more and more are waking up and history will show this man was probably right all along and that the masses have been duped for century's past. The biggest criminal gangs (governments ) will have their just deserts soon enough. I dare say.

 

[drron]

And Australia hits the overseas press again after a stupid local council incident.

Australian rescue dogs shot dead over COVID-19 restrictions

The Bourke Shire Council in Australia shot the dogs to prevent volunteers at an animal shelter from traveling to pick up and rescue the animals last week and potentially spread COVID-19.

nypost.com

 

[Deleted member 6404]

And Australia hits the overseas press again after a stupid local council incident.

Australian rescue dogs shot dead over COVID-19 restrictions

The Bourke Shire Council in Australia shot the dogs to prevent volunteers at an animal shelter from traveling to pick up and rescue the animals last week and potentially spread COVID-19.

nypost.com

Mmmm i wonder when the people will wake up to this BS.
Sheet, its taken quite awhile to reach close to 30% double dose Vaxxed many now not turning up to their appointments like 10,000 thats alot of cancellations . Maybe theres hope for Australia yet.

 

[VPS]

I hope they sell a lot of these

 

[daft009]

I hope they sell a lot of these

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But but you can't vaccinate babies yet.
Not enough results to see the effects if the mum is vaccinated during the pregnancy?

 

[VPS]

But but you can't vaccinate babies yet.
Not enough results to see the effects if the mum is vaccinated during the pregnancy?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1428504790808498179

Not an expert but a lot of faith in Prof Doherty