One goal of an immunisation strategy can be herd immunity: enough people are vaccinated that a virus cannot find new hosts, and the epidemic dies out. This protects people who cannot or will not be vaccinated, and those for whom the vaccine does not work well. Herd immunity isNumbers vary, but credible estimates put the level of community immunity needed to reach COVID-19 herd immunity at between 60 and 72 per cent.
"Minister, the government appears to have committed to rolling out AstraZeneca’s vaccine," I asked. "But clinical trial evidence suggests it is only 62 per cent effective. That’s below the threshold needed to achieve herd immunity. By rolling this out widely, is the Australian government essentially conceding our vaccine strategy is not going to provide herd immunity?”
Health Department secretary Professor Brendan Murphy , Health Minister Greg Hunt and Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly during a press conference on the COVID-19 vaccine road map last week.His answer: “No, not at all. And respectfully, I have heard that argument put by one of the people who predicted 400,000 deaths in the last year ... That same person predicted 3000 cases on the eighth of January. We’re listening to the Australian government medical experts.
Instead of expanding on the answer, Mr Hunt launched an extraordinary and unprompted attack on a scientist. He did not refer to the expert by name, but the person was easily identifiable . We know now the government's real answer on herd immunity: it is not part of the short-term plan. The government’s immediate strategy is to protect life.of the vaccines, including AstraZeneca's, will confer herd immunity, but that they did think they will save lives. If we have that ability, we should act as soon as possible, they argued.
liammannix AZ is the preferred option because DaveSharma and his LNP mates have shares in CSL! Follow the money!
northway_debbie liammannix So situation normal... when has this govt Ever answered an actual question.
liammannix Morrison government can only spread disinformation, anything else and they struggle for words.
liammannix Be honest, be truthful , trust the peoples ‘ intelligence .
liammannix They haven't got a clue, have they. If anyone, no matter who, won't answer questions then you can guarantee we have been mislead/lied to by our federal government. This is how despots operate, keep the people in the dark by any means available.
liammannix This vaccine is safe and will save lives. It’s more effective than the annual flu vaccination many Australians happily receive annually. I’m not sure what’s behind the agenda in attempting to destroy public confidence, I’m hoping it’s more than simple political point scoring.
liammannix None of the vaccines have been proven to stop transmission, so we don't actually know if herd immunity is possible with any of them. Only that they provide various levels of protection against developing covid disease.
liammannix Follow the money $$$
liammannix No it doesn’t. The SMH is promulgating fake news.
liammannix Simple questions, 'eh? How will it play to the base? We get spanked in the popular vote - half as many folks vote National as they do Greens but we get 15 seats and they get 1 - so how will it still play to the base? Every move, every statement - how will it play to the base?
liammannix So, according to Dr. Dolores Cahill......if we take the mRNA vaccine our DNA will start to produce viral antibodies . Our bodies will become overwhelmed and we will suffer organ failure.
liammannix People just don’t trust auspol anymore. And now with M_McCormackMP GregHuntMP ScottMorrisonMP refusing to call out CraigKellyMP and his dangerous conspiracy theories they are all undermining our trust in the CovidVaccine
liammannix Good to see SMH doing real journalism and not just towing the party line. Australians deserve the best possible vaccine not the cheapest one filling LNP pockets.
liammannix All the fake announcement’s has taken away any credibility the incompetent federal government may have had Now inside trading hangs over their head with the chosen vaccine
liammannix the vacuum is between the ears
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