Editor of Medical Forum mag and long-time health journalist, views are my own and strongly aligned to science
Perth, Western Australia
Joined June 2010
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An oldie but a goodie
It's a while ago, but @Juniper_publish once put a dog on the editorial board of the Global Journal of Addiction and Rehabilitation Medicine. This report, by @cathyo62, is from @perthnow #JuniperPublishersFacts buff.ly/3WWvwzt
Media friends, is there a Govt media conference scheduled this afternoon? Rumours swirling about a lockdown ….@abcperth @WAtoday @6PR @perthnow
BREAKING: Friend of mine just got this. COVID 19 positive in Northbridge saturday night. #perthnews @PerthLive6PR
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I’ve wanted to end so many convos like this. Love it. teapawt.net/g33kgurli/status/14720…
No where near enough. The situation in NSW should have alarm bells ringing here…for the first time, ICUs struggling. That was always the fear. @WAHealth
Latest @WAHealth vaccinations figures:
16.8 per cent of WA's population is fully vaccinated.
4,500 West Aussies have received their first COVID shot.
WA has a population of 2.66 million, out of that 349,000 West Aussies are now fully vaxxed.
The numbers say it all. Get vaccinated to stay out of ICU. With whatever vaccine is available to you now. Very small risks from vaccines immaterial in context of this virus. They always were. #vaccinated #vaccine #DeltaVariant #CovidVaccine #AstraZeneca #Pfizer
This is a fascinating insight into the behaviour of bees.
Apiarist Rupert Phillips has dedicated his life to bees. Decades on he’s still
fascinated by them and very much in love.
mforum.com.au/the-amazing-li…
#bees #houseofhoney
Apparently a lot of changes to COVID indoor group fitness classes rules had the Premier and business operators up all night 🤣
Cathy O'Leary retweeted
Really suffering in NSW from a late lockdown. Wouldn’t be in this situation if it had happened when other states would have fired off. Peak not happened yet, unlinked cases out there spreading, and it’s in health care which can be a nightmare.
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The achievable aim is to turn COVID-19 into the common cold. Then the zero spread goal is entirely unnecessary. But for that we need vaccines in arms in huge numbers fast. The US and UK data are showing the way towards far less impact. We’ve being left behind, knotted in fear.
Isn’t all this talk about indemnity for vaccine injuries just rehashing the overplayed risks about AZ, which is one of the reasons we’re in this mess, with less than 5% vax coverage? If I was vax-hesitant, this would just make me more worried.
Cathy O'Leary retweeted
Australia Covid: Sydney in lockdown, national borders closed and hardly anyone vaccinated. How long can the country go on? - CNN cnn.com/2021/06/27/australia…
So what was all that fuss about AZ safety issues in under 50s??
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the #AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all Australians that want it, regardless of age. #9News
DETAILS: 9Soci.al/e9zL50FjPC9
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30 people attended a party where someone had COVID.
24 people have since tested positive. 6 have tested negative.
Those 6 people were fully vaccinated.
It is a race.
Read my mag!
As mental health care takes its equal and rightful place in the health system, the June edition of Medical Forum explores the work that’s needed to bring it up to speed.
#mentalhealth #june2021issue
mforum.com.au/emagazines/
So true
Dr Bruce Powell argues that we need to accept the small risks from COVID-19 vaccines and move on.
#covid19vaccines mforum.com.au/vaccination-an…