2019 Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Discussion

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#2857621 28-Jan-2022 11:00

The RAT kit problem has just got even more complicated ...

The Guardian Australia - Only one approved rapid test in Australia explicitly states it detects Omicron

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Only one of Australia’s 23 approved at-home rapid antigen tests explicitly states it will detect Omicron, as the Therapeutic Goods Administration [TGA] carries out a review of all tests to check how they work with different variants of Covid-19. ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration has warned that “early data suggests that antigen tests do detect the Omicron variant but may have reduced sensitivity”.

The TGA has announced that variants caused by virus mutations could mean “test kits may no longer be able to detect the virus, leading to false negative results”. ...

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#2857628 28-Jan-2022 11:34

Certain businesses and parties have been going on and on about their fredum to use any test.

Not every test was equal for earlier variants either, though many seemed to think all RATS are the same.
Given wide differences in costs and availability temptation would be ?

We saw large numbers of counterfeit N95s acquired around the world from certain sources early in this pandemic.

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#2857629 28-Jan-2022 11:36

Anti-vaxxers making ‘at least $2.5m’ a year from publishing on Substack | Technology | The Guardian

Any doubts why anti-vaxxers leaders love the useful idiots so much?

A group of vaccine-sceptic writers are generating revenues of at least $2.5m (£1.85m) a year from publishing newsletters for tens of thousands of followers on the online publishing platform Substack, according to new research.

Prominent figures in the anti-vaccine movement including Dr Joseph Mercola and Alex Berenson have large followings on Substack, which has more than 1 million paying subscribers who sign up for individual newsletters from an array of authors who include novelist Salman Rushdie, the writer musician Patti Smith and former Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings.

Mercola, a US alternative medicine doctor and prolific producer of anti-vaccine content, and Alex Berenson, a journalist banned from Twitter last year after questioning the efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines, are among five vaccine sceptics on the platform who earn themselves and Substack a minimum of $2.5m a year from their newsletters. Under Substack’s business model, writers keep about 90% of the subscription income, with the platform taking 10% and payment company Stripe charging the writers 3% of their take.

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#2857641 28-Jan-2022 12:12

There is some truth in the age-old adage, "a fool and his money are soon parted".

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#2857704 28-Jan-2022 13:02

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sweden-decides-against-recommending-covid-vaccines-kids-aged-5-12-2022-01-27/

Although it’s not mandatory here I wonder how this news will impact parents deciding.

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#2857719 28-Jan-2022 13:54

105 new cases in the community.... faaaark

We haven't had this many since December 6

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#2857721 28-Jan-2022 13:57

James Bond:

105 new cases in the community.... faaaark

you know what they say "you ain't seen nothing yet"

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#2857727 28-Jan-2022 14:04

1000+ a day by next weekend?

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#2857737 28-Jan-2022 14:20

Pretty sure thats just crap reporting from stuff.

Its 15, 105 total

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#2857738 28-Jan-2022 14:21

James Bond:

105 new cases in the community.... faaaark

We haven't had this many since December 6

Did I read correctly that 90 of those 105 were Delta?

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#2857739 28-Jan-2022 14:22

Oldmanakbar: Pretty sure thats just crap reporting from stuff. Its 15, 105 total

It was 15 Omicron cases taking the total Omi to 105. 105 Community cases today unless they cannot use english correctly...

"The Omicron Covid-19 cluster has grown to 105 cases, an increase of 15 from yesterday, as officials report 105 new community cases across Aotearoa.

There are active cases being treated as Omicron in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, MidCentral, and Nelson-Tasman.

The Ministry of Health gave the update on the outbreak on Friday afternoon."

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#2857746 28-Jan-2022 14:33

And 45 border.

The oddly written release is on MoH

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#2857748 28-Jan-2022 14:37

Just a stunning coincidence that the omicron cluster is now 105 and there are 105 new cases. I might read it later when they have finished editing it for the 19th time.

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#2857751 28-Jan-2022 14:54

trig42:

1000+ a day by next weekend?

It does feel like the calm before the storm. I guess if the government was going to let it rip, it is better to let it rip in summer when we don't have as much flu and colds going on.

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#2857753 28-Jan-2022 14:55

Oldmanakbar: Pretty sure thats just crap reporting from stuff. Its 15, 105 total

It appears that it takes some time for them to know if cases are Omicron or not.

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