Mr McMillan told Sky News “there is some hint that the rate of infection in China is starting to slow down, but I think the next two weeks is really going to tell us where we are going to go with this pandemic”.
“There are a number of efforts going on to develop this, and this has to be produced - so the production of the vaccine is not trivial - and then tested,” he said. “We have to choose a candidate vaccine and these can be based on proteins. “We have to test them on animals to see that it works and that it actually protects, and then we have to test it on humans to see that it is actually safe.
no it is not slowing down
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Australia’s floods ‘are not the sign of impending doom’ | Sky News AustraliaAustralia is the land of “droughts and flooding rains,” but “scaremongers” continually try to “panic” the public about the ramifications of individual weather events, according to Sky News host Andrew Bolt. \n\nDrenching rain has fallen across New South Wales and Queensland in the past days, with Sydney’s “giant” Warragamba dam levels being significantly bolstered over the last 48 hours. \n\nAustralia is a country which experiences “droughts and flooding rains,” Mr Bolt said. \n\n“How often must it be said”. \n\nMr Bolt said the Australian public should not be swayed to believe the drenching rain is the “sign of some coming doom”. \n\n“Don't let yourself be panicked by scaremongers who treat each drought or flood as something never seen before”. \n Bullshit According to moron. Oh yeah. 40+ degrees and out of control bushfires followed by 100,000 homes without electricity and floods. Nothing to see here. Carry on.
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‘Greens-Labor Coalition’ would ‘shut down’ mining in Qld ‘tomorrow’ | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peter Gleeson says the “Greens-Labor Coalition” would “shut down” mining in Queensland “tomorrow” if they had 'their way'. \n\nMr Gleeson said those on the left of politics wouldn’t have any qualms “throwing tens of thousands of people out of a job” in the state's mining industry.\n\n“Closing mining would seriously damage towns like Rocky, Mackay and Gladstone, not to mention places like Collinsville and Clermont and Moranbah, which would die overnight'. \n\nMr Gleeson also said it was a “refreshing change from the doom and gloom” to see new Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt “hit the ground running” and address coal fired power stations in the state. \n\n“It’s interesting that Keith Pitt is supporting more coal mining, at a time when the Palaszczuk government … have run dead on coal mining under Treasurer Jackie Trad.\n\n“I just find it refreshing that politicians are having real conversations about job creation and prosperity in this country, rather than the rubbish that comes from the 'watermelon Coalition'”. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia Bullshit! You mean greens-labor coalition would not look after Rupert & his mates. They would put the majority ahead of the greedy minority. they don't vote in mining towns?
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