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Professor of Economics, ARC Laureate Fellow & UNESCO Chair at the Australian National University, Convenor Water Justice Hub
Dec 9, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
Suppose you woke up today in Australia from a 3-year coma & you're told: 1. Global total excess deaths at 22 million from a new disease; 2. Total confirmed acute deaths from this disease in Oz 16,000+ & about 90% in 2022 3. Current Oz deaths in past week about 150... 4. Disease is highly contagious through the air 5. People can be infectious for a couple of days before symptoms 6. Of those who recover from acute phase of disease about 3% end up with much higher morbidity & mortality & unable to work & this risk increases with each infection.