the tragedy of a young mum of three dying at home in western Sydney has not slowed Berejiklian down from her comms for a second.
there is a doctor here to talk about “getting to hospital earlier rather than later”, says Berejiklian, with no mention of the emergency code yellow at Westmead Hospital.
condolences are also offered to the death of a Hornsby man in his 80s, in a hospital, by Barilaro.
the cameo today is Dr Lucy Morgan who cares for covid patients across Concord and Nepean hospitals. Her message is to get vaccinated and that delta is infectious.
This #CovidComms strategy designed by the Berejiklian government - given the news overnight - is just so offensive.
This #CovidComms strategy designed by the Berejiklian government - given the news overnight - is just so offensive.
after detailing symptoms, Morgan announces that ambulance for covid is free. Like the test and trace payment, this is a life-saving piece of information, for poor people, that Berejiklian never ever mentions.
we are getting a verbal version of the sick woman ad campaign here.
a lot of covid patients are young and many have young children and partners who are also hospitalised or otherwise require care, says Morgan, and wraps with another vax pitch.
Berejiklian is looking forward to announcing what life will look like for the double vaccinated in September, she says. Cases could go up, they could go down. A verbal shrug. She says “hospitalisation is still relatively low”. Not in Westmead, Premier.
we have the highest number of daily cases in any Australian jurisdiction throughout the pandemic - again - and Berejiklian is standing there going yeah well look numbers eh🤷🏼♀️
https://twitter.com/NSWHealth/status/1430334358351536130
she palms the Westmead question off to Hazzard who says yeah well it is at the epicentre of the outbreak, as tho this outcome is random happenstance instead of a function of their elitism and class warfare.
as Dr Morgan said, don’t get sick, says Hazzard, a lie. The fucking state of these politicians.
journo: Westmead hospital was put on emergency footing overnight. Can our hospital system cope?
health minister: don’t get sick.
health minister: don’t get sick.
he does not have any concerns at this stage, says Hazzard. Three kids lost their mum last night. Their dad is in hospital. The highest end hospital in western Sydney is on emergency yellow footing. And the health minister “does not have any concerns at this stage”.
different hospitals are under different levels of stress from time to time, says Hazzard, a lie. This glib bullshit is prattled out to obscure the fact that Mona Vale hospital - for example - is not on emergency yellow.
journo: we are hearing from nurses and doctors that they are under enormous stress, not coping.
Hazzard: doctors are frustrated that people are “dragging the chain” by not getting vaccinated.
Hazzard: doctors are frustrated that people are “dragging the chain” by not getting vaccinated.
Q on positive case text messages. Hazzard ad libs for a bit, until Chant steps up to provide actual information about how the text notifications are designed. Police are notified straightaway, so they can get cracking at policing sick people (she calls this “welfare checks”).
Q: we are at 800 or 900 cases a day, the system is clearly under so much strain, are you concerned about complacency because people are being told not to worry about case numbers?
Chant: tells western and south western LGA residents to get vaccinated.
Chant: tells western and south western LGA residents to get vaccinated.
Q: how long will it take to break the chains of transmission through vaccination?
A: vaccination is a choice. People [in the overpoliced LGAs] can protect their communities.
A: vaccination is a choice. People [in the overpoliced LGAs] can protect their communities.
do we need covid girls hospitals?
A (Chant) no. Field hospitals are staging posts. We need oxygen, skilled care, ICU capacity. Please do not delay care. Call the ambulance.
A (Chant) no. Field hospitals are staging posts. We need oxygen, skilled care, ICU capacity. Please do not delay care. Call the ambulance.
we have the capacity to upscale high level clinical care to ICU, says Chant. Your chance of needing ICU is lowered if you get the vaccine.
asked about future ATAGI advice on 12-15 year olds, Chant continues to repeat her vax comms.
she is not going to comment on the young mum who died in Emerton except to say the matter is before the coroner [adds victim blaming aside I will not repeat].
Chant mentions the “isolation payments”. That’s 12 seconds in three pressers over 10 days on the test and isolate payment.
Warboys is here after all. I missed his update if he gave one. In the last 24 hours there were 524 infringement notices issued. Cases are almost double infringements today.
recreation clarification. Takeaway is not takeaway and picnic in the park. He says pleece are easily up to whatever the situation requires.
the journos are trying again to get Chant to concede that she is advising against re-opening. Chant responds by telling the people of western and south western Sydney to get vaccinated, for our communities. And on that note of pointless bullshit, off they go.
re-upping this excellent analysis from ANU researcher Daniel Reeders on how NSW policy settings concentrate the disease burden on precarious workers and their low income families and households.
https://twitter.com/insidestorymag/status/1430017225386201116
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