NSW whooping cough epidemic a few years ago. Looking back at the news stories, this caught my eye: "Ms Payten…

NSW whooping cough epidemic a few years ago. Looking back at the news stories, this caught my eye: "Ms Payten was horrified to learn that her fully vaccinated children had been out in the community for many days, while highly contagious with a potentially deadly condition." /1

What happened to that horror, with Covid? This was how the public used to think, when led by politicians who believed in public health. You cannot even imagine even 5 years ago the public being advised for any serious infectious disease to just go out and live like normal. /2

And some experts are leading this shift, it's...I don't have the words to describe the bloody-minded perversity of what we're seeing. The more of a disaster Covid becomes, the more these experts redouble their attempts to make everybody think Covid is just an inconvenience. /3

Just get vaccinated they say, there's nothing else we can do. When I had whooping cough a few years ago, they told me much more than just get vaccinated (I already was). I had to isolate, for starters, because the community and PH expectation was 'don't spread this disease'. /4

I expect this from many politicians. But when I see public health professionals peddling the 'live with the virus' nonsense? How can you work in public health and promote widespread infection, in a PANDEMIC? Link to original story below. /end https://t.co/WLjLIujyTp