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Kate M

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8 Jan

The NSW gov released modelling this week which it says shows that the health system will easily be able to cope with the Omicron Tsunami - I’ve broken down some of the numbers for those so inclined…2/

Firstly - in terms of hospitalisation, Domicron claims that there is capacity for an additional 4500 Covid patients in hospital….3/

And that hospital demand will peak at 4700 Covid patients. Here’s a graph showing how much of the claimed capacity was being used by Covid patients on 6 Jan - and what Domicron says the peak in hospital demand will be (which he says will occur in just over two weeks)…..4/

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Kate M

@ComissionerKate

7 Jan

SATIRICAL TRANSCRIPT OF NSW COVID MEETING THIS AM
DOM: We need to look like we’re doing something!
Dr C: Or we could actually do something…
DOM: Of course. What could we do that won’t cost anything, won’t impact many people and won’t slow down our plans for herd immunity?…..2/

Dr C: We could shut down hospitality/entertainment venues. They’re a major source of transmission.
DOM: [shaking head and hands] Too expensive and will slow transmission too much. What’s the absolute bare minimum we could do?
Dr C: Stop singing and dancing at all events?…..3/

DOM: We can’t do that. I’m going to a wedding next week. And then there’s church. And my kids are going to a concert on the weekend. What if we just stopped it in cafes and restaurants? [Checks diary…] Yeah. That won’t impact me. And it costs nothing!…..4/

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Kate M

@ComissionerKate

28 Aug 21

If there’s one thing everyone agrees on - it’s that having an effective Test, Trace & Isolate (TTI) function is critical to controlling Covid - even with 80% plus vax levels. And yet there are some worrying signs that NSW’s TTI function is crumbling under the pressure….2/

…Starting with Test: in the past NSW has encouraged people to come out and get tested “with the mildest of symptoms”. This week Chant changed the message to more of an “only if you need to” one stating the system is under pressure…..3/

….In relation to Tracing: there are growing signs that this is falling over. This week Gladys has announced she’s no longer going to report on number of cases infectious in the community. Meanwhile, cases under investigation are skyrocketing….4/

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Kate M

@ComissionerKate

30 Jun 21

https://twitter.com/sabralane/status/1410352830754349056

The discussion around the AZ vaccine has reached peak farce! I’m at a loss as to how so many normally rational journos seem to have become mindless drug pushers! This tweet is a study in false equivalences and misquoting facts to manipulate the truth.

https://twitter.com/sabralane/status/1410352830754349056

@sabralane

If you read the study that is misquoted by @sabralane - you will see that the fatality rates she quotes are not for the casual taking of an aspirin for a headache - but come from a study of 50 year old males taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart issues. Shameful journalism.

The reality is that the decision a healthy under 40 faces as to whether to get the AZ vaccine now OR wait until October to get Pfizer is not a clear cut one. Generic risk equations are not definitive - they are decision aids not decision makers…..

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