Thread by @iMusing

the re-opening of NSW is being run by a woman who does not distinguish essential retail outlets from entertainment venues.

it is her personal choice not to associate with anyone who is not fully vaccinated, which is a thing wealthy people in wealthy areas with unessential jobs can do so that’s nice for her.

handouts to business from the good people of NSW are being touted again today. These are direct vote-buying measures for the Liberal Party base. Meanwhile, the life-saving measures of test-and-isolate payments and ambulance fee waivers for covid patients are NEVER EVER mentioned.

she bangs on about first dose stats but these are not the most relevant to double dose privileges. She is silent on where most fully vaccinated people live.
Hot tip: by far the highest numbers of double dosed people in the state live in seats held by the Liberal Party.

stop reporting political decisions as public health policy challenge 2021. It really is not that hard. For example, Dr Chant publicly advocating for vaccine equity in prisons and for homeless people is public health. Berejiklian promoting overseas holidays is political.

or consider the ludicrous claim in the Oz that Berejiklian ruled 70% is “sufficient”. She can not determine what is sufficient vaccination coverage. She knows less than nothing about public health. The 70% re-opening threshold is strictly and only political.

another political strategy Berejiklian signalled today is shifting blame for post-70% lockdowns onto Chant. She said if there are outbreaks “Health” can impose restrictions. Health orders are signed by her Sydney Liberal Party colleague Brad Hazzard. Not the CHO. The politician.

“nobody wants two Sydneys” - Glover erasing facts. There are “two Sydneys” right now, thanks to Liberal Party public health policy. Essential workers Sydney has small dwellings and high disease burden; the other Sydney has big houses, small households, and is double vaxxed.