Thread by @DrJulieAMiller

Hey @GladysB: Doherty modelling re: opening up with 70-80% fully vaxed is predicated on low case numbers.

Will not work as planned with daily cases in the 100’s. Can’t vax our way out of this without getting cases down unless we are happy for ++ deaths & kids with long covid.

Nobody buys the “we didn’t realize delta was so different.” You knew. See India travel ban. So sick of the spin.

Your stated reason for not locking down early was to “not inconvenience” Sydneysiders. How’s that working out?

Gladys, you spent so much energy demonising Victoria last year, it was impossible to learn from Vic’s painful experience.

Shame. This is not leadership. This is short-sighted lack of vision. Lack of perspective. You gambled and we all lost.

And part of the reason for this “rogue state” attitude is a vacuum in federal leadership. States pitted against each other. It’s like sibling rivalry when parents play favourites.

And Dr Chant, respected in the medical community. I find it hard to believe her advice was such an outlier compared with every other CHO. Much more plausible her advice has been unheeded. I won’t be surprised if she resigns. But for her sense of duty. I don’t envy her.

Solidarity with the victims in NSW, and now again in Victoria.

Our kids are suffering. And the arts community. Small businesses. Many more. End rant.😒

Back to trying to stay positive for my struggling teens.

Edit- people are right we will have to open up. The toll of lockdowns is high. But before this outbreak, all from Sydney, we were sitting pretty to accomplish re-entry while minimising harm. Now that seems like a pipe dream. We are in an impossible situation.