Covid 19 -

[clubber37]

hi all

can anyone on here tell me if Pitlane Performance (Ratter) is close due to Covid ? got a call from them last week canceling my dyno, been trying to call but every phone it turned of.

Cheers

[russellw]

Data valid as at 00:00 GMT January 19th 2022.

79,365 new cases for Australia and 67 deaths so the CMR is 0.145%.

NZ recorded 79 cases and 0 deaths for a CMR of 0.341%.

The UK recorded 107,450 cases and 379 deaths for a CMR of 0.986%.

971,072 new cases in the USA yesterday and 2,563 deaths sees CMR at 1.272%.

Other notable points:
Global cases pass 338M;
Europe sets a new daily record with 1,505,274 cases;
Asia sets a new daily high with 614,308 cases;
South America sets a new daily high with 396,412 cases;
Europe passes 108M cases;
Asia passes 92M cases;
North America passes 81M cases;
South America passes 44M cases and 1.2M deaths;
India passes 38M cases;
The USA passes 69M cases;

Barbados (652);
Uzbekistan (1.214);
Venezuela (2,090) – the previous high (1,786) on 4/4/21;
Luxembourg (2,552);
Estonia (3,159);
Moldova (3,275);
Bahrain (3,455) – the previous high (3,273) on 29/5/21;
Latvia (5,082);
Saudi Arabia (5,928);
Lithuania (6,234);
Paraguay (6,760);
Georgia (8,728);
Nepal (9,502) – the previous high (9,317) on 11/5/21;
Chile (9,542);
Croatia (10,427);
Slovenia (12,285);
Tunisia (12,346) – the previous high (9,823) on 7/7/21;
Kazakhstan (13,874);
Hungary (14,890);
Norway (15,987);
Czechia (26,811);
Austria (27,677);
Japan (28,862);
Denmark (36,474);
Sweden (37,886) on 18/1;
Portugal (52,549);
Mexico (69,343);
Israel (71,884) on 18/1;
Germany (121,952); and
Brazil (205,310)

... all recorded new highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.

Libya moves above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period and no countries drop below.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by slowsnake

Just had my Pfizer booster shot, it was recommended by the Government Health Service, its early according to their regimen, asked for a printout showing I am now triple vaxxed, Mygov would not allow the nurse to add the booster to the My Health page, reason, booster given too early?.......they told me to do it?

Strange stuff really

Check it in a day or two to allow time who ever gave your booster shot to submit the recordings to Medicare then it will be on your records as per law.

[russellw]

In a small Israeli study of 1,928 health care workers of whom 1,650 received a booster shot, 44 subsequently tested positive for Omicron, only 5 of which were amongst those who received the booster. That's an incident rate of 12.8 for boosted against 116 per 100k person/days for un-boosted.

A longer term Israeli study of long-COVID patients which included 951 long-COVID patients and 2,437 infected individuals without long-COVID symptoms as a control group.

Key findings:

637 (67%) of the long-COVID patients were vaccinated.

The most commonly reported symptoms were; fatigue (22%), headache (20%), weakness (13%), and persistent muscle pain (10%).

Those who received two vaccine doses were less likely than unvaccinated individuals to report any of these symptoms by 64%, 54%, 57%, and 68% respectively (risk ratios 0.36, 0.46, 0.43 & 0.32 in the listed sequence).

They concluded that vaccination with at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine was associated with a substantial decrease in reporting the most common post-acute COVID-19 symptoms and, in addition to reducing the risk of acute illness, COVID-19 vaccination may have a protective effect against long COVID.

It's worth knowing as the incidence of long-COVID (up to 6 months) in the unvaccinated ranges from ~50% at age 40 through to ~65% at age 65.

[Pooka]

To think that he thought it was a good idea in the first place??

https://www.news.com.au/finance/busi...7f4875bbb9b69b

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Pooka

To think that he thought it was a good idea in the first place??

https://www.news.com.au/finance/busi...7f4875bbb9b69b

If it's on News.com you might get more serious reporting from any Women's mag at the supermarket checkout

[arm79]

Originally Posted by Pooka

To think that he thought it was a good idea in the first place??

https://www.news.com.au/finance/busi...7f4875bbb9b69b

If a person that old can fly a plane solo and drive a car in some places, which isn't far off the legal driving age in Australia anyways, it isn't that far fetched an idea.

Having spent the majority of my working life in transport and logistics it would be hard to see how they can be any worse than the "mature" employees.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

If it's on News.com you might get more serious reporting from any Women's mag at the supermarket checkout

Its real. Not satire. We were discussing this at work today, as our warehouse requires forklift drivers, and a couple of colleagues have kids within the age group . It was proposed that the age be drop to 16. But its been quashed as national cabinet.

https://www.theguardian.com/australi...es-by-surprise

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ad...043421983.html

I'm sure a lot of 16 year olds could do the job sensibly. Just like a lot of 12 year olds could probably drive a car, learning on the farms, but still deemed too dangerous on our roads.

[Pooka]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

If it's on News.com you might get more serious reporting from any Women's mag at the supermarket checkout

Here's more reading for you to do then.

https://www.reuters.com/article/heal...-idINL4N2U011S

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/sco...TZUT3TPLSFYH4/

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sto...-in-forklifts/

https://www.theguardian.com/australi...es-by-surprise

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...oots-down.html

https://sydneynewstoday.com/scott-mo...hdrawn/506666/

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/f...staff-shortage

And from the idiot himself...

https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-co...anberra-act-38

All fake news I suppose?

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Pooka

Here's more reading for you to do then.

https://www.reuters.com/article/heal...-idINL4N2U011S

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/sco...TZUT3TPLSFYH4/

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sto...-in-forklifts/

https://www.theguardian.com/australi...es-by-surprise

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...oots-down.html

https://sydneynewstoday.com/scott-mo...hdrawn/506666/

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/f...staff-shortage

And from the idiot himself...

https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-co...anberra-act-38

All fake news I suppose?

I don't recollect saying it was fake, I just dislike their sensationalist click bait reporting style.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by Pooka

To think that he thought it was a good idea in the first place??

https://www.news.com.au/finance/busi...7f4875bbb9b69b

I see plenty of adult halfwits drive forklifts so do not see an issue with a 16 year old being trained and licenced if state governments allow it.
What's your answer to the shortage? bring in more immigrants to fill the gap.

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by Itsme

I see plenty of adult halfwits drive forklifts so do not see an issue with a 16 year old being trained and licenced if state governments allow it.
What's your answer to the shortage? bring in more immigrants to fill the gap.

And then you have those pesky Kostecki boys who irresponsibly learnt to race 500kw Supercars @ 290 kph down Conrod from the age of 15 and 16.

Makes you wonder how some people Tick...?

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by Itsme

I see plenty of adult halfwits drive forklifts so do not see an issue with a 16 year old being trained and licenced if state governments allow it.
What's your answer to the shortage? bring in more immigrants to fill the gap.

I was driving headers, 2wd/4wd tractors, trucks & utes etc around the farm at 14 or 15 years old, this was not unusual throughout the farming industry back then and I'm sure not much has changed....

If you grew up on a farm, and when you could reach the peddles and levers, you were old enough....

But i digress, this has f-all to do with Covid 19

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

Good luck fellas... if you have ordered individual kits you might get them, but bulk orders are being confiscated commandeered at the borders. Big businesses, who have ordered bulk for their staff, are reporting that their shipments are being taken under Government Emergency Requisition.

Here is an article from a day ago indicating its happening.....

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/retailer...8-6bc3d7748b78

More fake news debunked...

Claims federal government redirected RAT supplies from businesses referred to ACCC

Health Minister Greg Hunt says some suppliers have over-promised and are lying about why deliveries are delayed

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-...accc/100770008

[naddis01]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

If you grew up on a farm, and when you could reach the peddles and levers, you were old enough....

This. That's how I learnt. Probably aged around 10-12.

[wodahs]

Originally Posted by Pooka

To think that he thought it was a good idea in the first place??

https://www.news.com.au/finance/busi...7f4875bbb9b69b

i dont think companies would go with it due to the insurance factor
but not saying its not doable
https://youtu.be/yHbE3w4GWCs

and yes a few of us grew up in farming environments learning things at a young age (but not only) like driving and operating machinery

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by FairmontGS

More fake news debunked...

Claims federal government redirected RAT supplies from businesses referred to ACCC



https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-...accc/100770008

Interesting....its been coming from multiple suppliers. So possibly they got together to come up with the same response? One of our clients was affected, and someone I spoke to there, semi high up, said "they had heard something to that effect" internally in reference to their orders.

SA gov has also accused NSW and Vic gov of taking their shipments lol. ACCC has been asked to look into that also.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by FairmontGS

More fake news debunked...

Claims federal government redirected RAT supplies from businesses referred to ACCC



https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-...accc/100770008

Very hard to say what is fact or fiction since I had an email from one company I purchased from stating their supply of Rat kits (saliva type) were diverted by the feds but the company still insisted delivery arrival dates should not be effected as they were sourcing more stock.

[DJR-351]

No surprises here.....

https://www.9news.com.au/national/ma...2-6f325604d9b5

Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan is set to hold a media conference on Thursday night, "providing an important update".

The press conference is set to begin at 7.30pm (10.30pm AEDT).

https://twitter.com/9NewsPerth/statu...2-6f325604d9b5

An emergency news conference has been called and it's understood WA's long-awaited border reopening will be delayed.

The Premier's suspected February 5 backflip comes after growing pressure from doctors and nurses over the Omicron threat.

[MITCHAY]

Just official now. I so didn't see that happening

[arm79]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Just official now. I so didn't see that happening

I'd say only an idiot would have believed he was going to stick to his date. Everyone saw this a mile off...

EDIT - Called it on here on the 4/1.

[zilo]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

I don't recollect saying it was fake, I just dislike their sensationalist click bait reporting style.

LOL

"you might get more serious reporting from any Women's mag"

just fess up... you're an oestrogen fan of the gayBC.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

No surprises here.....

https://www.9news.com.au/national/ma...2-6f325604d9b5



https://twitter.com/9NewsPerth/statu...2-6f325604d9b5

It was never going to happen?...West Aussies are happy in their cotton wool cocoon, they have become complacent, and most do not understand politics, Mark McGowan does, he listens to the mugs who keep him in power, he has Clive Palmer's new political party knocking on the door, he is just keeping his spot as number one Labour Premier of Australia........

[russellw]

NSW records 25,168 cases in the current period and the 10-day average growth rate decreases to 1.0256 (from 1.0715) while the actual line remains below the predictive trend line.



VIC records 18,167 cases in the current period and the 10-day average growth rate decreases to 0.9365 (from 0.9630) while the actual line remains below the predictive trend.



No States set new daily highs yesterday (19/1).

Here is the predictive trend graph for three States based on cases since Omicron was identified which, for our purposes, will be taken as December 1st. Note that Queensland numbers are a day behind the other two States.

[russellw]

Data valid as at 00:00 GMT January 20th 2022.

67,181 new cases for Australia and 47 deaths so the CMR is 0.143%.

NZ recorded 85 cases and 0 deaths for a CMR of 0.339%.

The UK recorded 106,533 cases and 330 deaths for a CMR of 0.981%.

791,065 new cases in the USA yesterday and 3,120 deaths sees CMR at 1.262%.

Other notable points:
Global cases pass 342M;
Global cases set a new daily record of 3,595,136 on 19/1;
Europe sets a new daily record with 1,563,954 cases on 19/1;
Asia sets a new daily high with 705,559 cases;
South America sets a new daily high with 460,442 cases on 19/1;
Europe passes 109M cases;
North America passes 82M cases;
Australia passes 2M cases;
The USA passes 70M cases;

Uzbekistan (1.307);
Venezuela (2,328) on 19/1;
Andorra (2,313);
Luxembourg (3,070);
Estonia (3,845);
Moldova (3,907);
Costa Rica (6,016);
Paraguay (6,770);
Lithuania (7,057);
Nepal (10,052);
Croatia (11,343);
Tunisia (12,698);
Uruguay (12,997);
Chile (13,865);
Hungary (15,526);
Kazakhstan (15,872);
Norway (16,877);
Romania (19,105);
Guadeloupe (20,806);
Denmark (37,987);
Japan (39,841);
Sweden (39,928) on 19/1;
Portugal (56,426);
Belgium (53,851);
Peru (54,942) on 19/1; and
Germany (134,930)

... all recorded new highs; those in blue for the second consecutive day and those in red for a third or more consecutive day.

Ukraine moves above the 90th percentile for the 10 day period and Ghana drops below.

[MITCHAY]

Here's hoping that the downward trend is genuine because part of me is thinking is it could be people just can't be ****ed getting tested these days

If we can overlay testing numbers vs cases it might clear that up a bit.

[slowsnake]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Here's hoping that the downward trend is genuine because part of me is thinking is it could be people just can't be ****ed getting tested these days

If we can overlay testing numbers vs cases it might clear that up a bit.

Dident Russell or another member do that earlier in the thread?
The overlay I mean.

[russellw]

Nationally, test numbers are about 80k/day down on the late December peak but DIY RAT tests are probably more than making up the gap so I think case numbers are starting to fall although hospitalisation numbers are still high.

[russellw]

Australia
NSW records 20,148 cases in the current period and the 10-day average growth rate decreases to 0.9713 (from 1.0256) while the actual line remains below the predictive trend line.


VIC records 16,016 cases in the current period and the 10-day average growth rate decreases to 0.9191 (from 0.9365) while the actual line remains below the predictive trend.




No States set new daily highs yesterday (19/1).
Here is the predictive trend graph for three States based on cases since Omicron was identified which, for our purposes, will be taken as December 1st. Note that Queensland numbers are a day behind the other two States.

[slowsnake]

Well two FIFO workers here in WA tested positive at Perth airport on Thursday, it was pick up using Rapid Antigen Testing, they were on the way to the Pilbara, lucky they dident get there, Perth has a 140 reported exposure sites, and the South West has 30 sites!

CHO Andy Robertson is of the opinion the autumn is the best time to reopen our border, he said the added protection of booster shots would start to wane from the end of March!
He said the elderly and healthcare workers who were the first to get booster shot would be affected first.

THE WEST AUSTRALIAN.