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03-01-2022, 02:21 PM | #17611 | ||
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03-01-2022, 03:42 PM | #17612 | |||
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We've donated one of ours to a friend who needed a test to get on his charter flight to work. Without it he would have been stood down. If anyone is interested. Presale by Kogan for delivery from 17/1. https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/orawell...-pack-orawell/ |
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03-01-2022, 04:03 PM | #17613 | ||
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What logic from the PM this morning?? You'll have to pay for them, because if we make them free, you'll pay for them anyway?? Well.. isn't this why we pay tax for? Particularly for your people's health reasons, during a once in a century pandemic? Most civilised economies have made the RAT's free for their people. But no, not our PM. There are carparks and sports clubs that need our tax money I guess?
This coming from someone who get's pretty much everything for FREE! |
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03-01-2022, 04:15 PM | #17614 | |||
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03-01-2022, 04:23 PM | #17615 | ||
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Last week I was desperate for one. I went to 22 places looking for one and eventually found one at a servo for $30! Lucky I ended up being negative as this commodity had me enter 23 establishments.
They should be free to stop the price gouging, the states have been paying $100 for every pcr. A rat can’t possible cost more than $1 when you buy enough for 25 million people. I’d allow one per person per day. I’d gladly do a rat every day but at even the cheapest I could find it’s unreasonable at $13 |
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03-01-2022, 04:28 PM | #17616 | ||
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03-01-2022, 04:44 PM | #17617 | |||
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03-01-2022, 04:56 PM | #17618 | ||
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03-01-2022, 04:58 PM | #17619 | ||
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03-01-2022, 05:03 PM | #17620 | ||
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Can I have your torch if you don't want it then?
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03-01-2022, 05:11 PM | #17621 | ||
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Are you going to play CSI?
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03-01-2022, 05:15 PM | #17622 | ||
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03-01-2022, 05:24 PM | #17623 | ||
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03-01-2022, 06:27 PM | #17624 | |||
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I’ve got a few spare now. Found out that some places are separating the kits and putting them into individual zip lock bags. Then on selling them at an inflated price. |
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03-01-2022, 07:45 PM | #17625 | ||
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03-01-2022, 07:52 PM | #17626 | |||
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I'm talking around 40,000 units.
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03-01-2022, 08:44 PM | #17627 | ||
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Interesting that VicDanistan and The GSS have the same number of patients on ventilation but the former has only 1/3 of the icu cases of the latter. I assume that’s down to Delta.
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04-01-2022, 02:20 AM | #17628 | ||
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It is interesting:
A few sniffles because it is winter here, but I consider the 'testing point' to be a fever lasting more than a few hours (or similar for shortness of breath etc). This and caution - IMHO washing hands, not touching face etc is infinitely more effective than relying on someone else to wear a mask. If you have any symptoms, stay home or mask up. Admittedly I do also wear a mask, as a talisman to keep evil people away, when in places that require it. Have not needed a test kit yet. Have you ever been at the luggage carousel, and wished everyone would keep 3m back until they see their bag ? Same principle here - If we all apply commonsense there are plenty of testing kits. (Said he who has about 200 roles of TP in the basement) |
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04-01-2022, 08:57 AM | #17629 | ||
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For those having difficulty finding rapid antigen test kits, I heard about this site on the radio this morning. Set up by a software engineer in Melbourne, where it is predominantly based, but the site has only been up since 4pm yesterday and has already millions of hits.
Kind of works like petrol spy where it takes input from users to update availability status. If retailers got on board, would work very well. I do note that there is nothing in the gippsland region east of suburbia. But may be useful to some here. findarat.com.au
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04-01-2022, 09:49 AM | #17630 | ||
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04-01-2022, 09:51 AM | #17631 | ||
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I heard the test kits are going to be supplied free very soon, don't ask me to verify the origin, just take it as you read it!
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04-01-2022, 09:55 AM | #17632 | ||
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Australia
NSW records 23,131 cases in the current period (a new record high) and the 10-day average growth rate decreases slightly to 1.1761 (from 1.1769) while the actual line is still well above the predictive trend line. VIC records 14,020 cases in the current period (another new record high) and the 10-day average growth rate increases to 1.2319 (from 1.1691) while the actual line remains above the predictive trend. Queensland (4,249), SA (2,552), ACT (514) and Tasmania (466) set new daily highs yesterday (3/1). Overlay… Week 25 in Victoria ended today with 195,913 cases to date compared to 20,155 at the same point of the 2020 outbreak and 80,017 at the same point for the NSW 2021 outbreak. Weekly case numbers see Victoria with 10x more cases than NSW in that week and overall case numbers for Victoria are up by 8,209 on last week. Note that we are comparing historical data for NSW with current data for Victoria as NSW is about 3.5 weeks ahead. If we continue that graph up to the end of the last full week for NSW, it looks like this: .. and here is the predictive trend graph for both NSW / Victoria based on cases since Omicron was identified which, for our purposes, will be taken as December 1st.
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04-01-2022, 10:39 AM | #17633 | ||
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926 in ACT. Almost double yesterday.
The positivity rates are between 20 and 30% |
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04-01-2022, 11:06 AM | #17634 | |||
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https://www.theage.com.au/national/v...29-p59kn0.html
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04-01-2022, 11:42 AM | #17635 | ||
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Data valid as at 00:00 GMT January 3rd 2022.
37,059 new cases for Australia (a new record) and 7 deaths so the CMR is 0.453%. NZ recorded 51 cases and 0 deaths for a CMR of 0.356%. The UK recorded 187,414 cases and 42 deaths for a CMR of 1.109%. 494,855 new cases in the USA yesterday and 688 deaths sees CMR at 1.502%. Other notable points: Global cases pass 292M, the last 2M in 1 day; Europe passes 89M cases; Asia passes 85M cases; North America passes 67M cases; Greenland (319); Mauritania (490) – the previous high (409) on 29/7/21; Andorra (762); French Guiana (834); Dominican Republic (2,658) – the previous high (2,370) on 16/1/21; Switzerland (19,620) on 31/12; and Australia (37,059) ... recorded new highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day. Israel moves above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period and no countries drops below. We are still waiting for 1 country in Europe (Sweden) and 2 in North America (Costa Rica, Honduras) to report data for 31st December before doing the annual summary.
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04-01-2022, 12:08 PM | #17636 | |||
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Interesting. This would indicate there isn't a shortage of stock, but rather more of a problem with the way it was communicated, which made it difficult to get the kits to the shelves to meet demand in the short term.
(Note article is a week old) https://www.sbs.com.au/news/warehous...f-d8883b995822 Quote:
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04-01-2022, 01:00 PM | #17638 | ||
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Just read this rather long article on the internet, an interview with a Dr Yager of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany New York.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/art...ine-so-quickly |
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04-01-2022, 01:14 PM | #17639 | ||
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Well after coming back from a round trip to Victoria I can certainly say for whatever reason (it boggles the mind, you would think they were burnt) that Victoria is much less compliant with masks, QR'ing and checking for vacc.
I should be happy, its less effort, but the difference is stark. Either way we seemed to get around multiple states and not pick it up so thats a win...but its just a matter of time.
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04-01-2022, 02:37 PM | #17640 | |||
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Just what we bloody need for the new year:
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