#auspol #covid19aus “…the biggest challenge for Australians will be getting used to hearing about high…

#auspol #covid19aus “…the biggest challenge for Australians will be getting used to hearing about high numbers of confirmed cases. Even in vaccinated societies, the virus continued to circulate, but people did not end up with severe illness.” But…/1 https://t.co/BCGr2qpx1c

…what’s the precedent here? What other diseases to do we allow to have such high prevalence, with vaccine-moderated virulence? Are there any? Genuine question @RealOzSAGE or anyone? Also: “When we are thinking about 80-year-olds, where the danger of COVID is really obvious…/2

…[about] a third of people die,” he said. “When we are looking at kids, who rarely go to hospital and as a rule don’t die from COVID, then that’s sort of a different equation.” Wouldn’t most of the childhood immunisation program not reach that bar? /end https://t.co/mDuD5CT7cm