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I think we'll get to a stage where there is a relatively high level of voluntary vaccination in this country. I'm still quietly confident that we will get close to the 80% mark once appropriate vaccines are available to all. I think that because this issue has not become as politicised as it...

Got it. Thanks for that.

I'm really having difficulty getting my head around all these percentages being tossed about. Is there a temporal element here that needs to be considered? In the case of cancer, is it the percentage of population in any given year, or an individual's chance of dying from cancer in the span...

I'd love to see us get into the finals, but it isn't going to happen. That game yesterday said it all. Constant errors, many unforced, meant that we continually put ourselves under pressure. The Bulldogs didn't do it to us, we did it to ourselves. They just weren't good enough to take advantage...

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Or this one, Mike: 

Haha. The first rule of life, Earl. Whenever someone wants to do something, no matter how good or how worthwhile, there will always be someone else out there who wants to stop them from doing it. If I was smart enough to come up with a simple solution to forever stop world poverty, famine and...

I'm not a great fan of the $300 vaccine incentive. I think that, in the longer term, full participation in society, as a vaccinated person, is a better incentive. But, if we do decide to go down cash incentive path then we should get on with it asap. The worst possible course of action would be...

I saw this article on the ABC today. I guess it's a bit political, but worth a read: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-08/the-destruction-in-the-economy-could-have-been-prevented/100358798 I'm reminded of the James Carville quote, "It's the economy, stupid".

Good game tonight. Plus, always good to see manly get beaten

back in the early 60's my father suffered from hardening of the arteries. His doctor recommended that he take two nips of whisky every day to keep his blood flowing. Dad tried to claim a tax refund on the whisky because it was for medicinal purposes, but the ATO wouldn't wear it. Gets points...

I agree with the concept of well targeted, short, sharp lockdowns. Until such time as we have achieved widespread take-up of an effective vaccine, lockdowns appear to be the most effective way of handling coronavirus. I disagree with your comments that a booming stock market is an indication...

Yes mate. The rules down here are very clear. A few people will choose to ignore them, but no one is in any doubt about what they are. The recent run of Delta cases down here were spread from NSW but the health authorities don't know where these last few cases came from. That's the main of the...

Lockdown No. 6 starts in Vic at 8pm tonight. Meh. Halfway through painting my son's apartment. One very long drawn out job. Still, could be worse. At least we're all healthy

Yes. You're right in what you say. To fully understand the research, we would need to know what assumptions have been made in relation to the alternative scenarios (i.e. lockdown v more targeted approaches) and what the sensitivities are for each of the assumptions being made. So still very...

Very difficult to do what this research purports to do. We can determine that lockdowns have a cost, but the only true comparison is against a similar nation which didn't institute lockdowns. Without lockdowns, our hospitals would probably have been overwhelmed. What is the social cost of all...

I spent some time living in the Republic of Ireland and I occasionally have a look at the Irish news bulletins just to see what is happening. This morning I came across this report, which, surprisingly, doesn't seem to have attracted any attention here in Australia...

Nah. I can't get excited for either of them. Just hanging out for tomorrow night.

I don't know. He's not my mate. Maybe @Radoush can answer your question.

I don't agree with premise of your question.