These infection fatality rates are only achievable if the health care system is not swamped. If it is, not only will the rate be higher for #COVID19aus, but for every other potentially fatal illness that requires hospital admission. #auspol
https://twitter.com/Adam_Creighton/status/1290139992027623424
This is to say nothing of the long-term consequences of surviving #COVID-19 Including kidney failure myocarditis neurological consequences, And many others that we have not yet foreseen.
Bear in mind that even with our aggressive suppression, our surge workforce is getting infected in Australia. This extremely precise level of suppression that people like Adam C want is not a wise gamble.
If we tolerate a significantly higher level of daily cases, we risk the virus getting away from us completely giving us terrible health outcomes and terrible economic outcomes, The worst of all world scenarios.
Andrew Bolt claims residents of #agedcare have an extremely short life expectancy, regardless of #Covid19aus so let them die. Let’s put aside the moral abhorrence of this view. It’s still stupid. Letting it rip thru creates a large reservoir of infection that’ll leak everywhere.
Until everyone is safe, no one is safe. #covid19aus.
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