• XEC, How are you?

    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Sun Oct 27 22:33:22 2024
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to Gordon on Mon Oct 28 00:06:07 2024
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching
    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Only amazing in that that idiot Michael Baker is still being
    interviewed, when he's obviously just a professional Covid hysteric.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Mon Oct 28 15:02:53 2024
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might >fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents,
    but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if
    vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are
    stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential
    to kill off those who are that stupid . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Oct 28 02:28:49 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context. >>
    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might >>fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents,
    but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if
    vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are
    stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential
    to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour government says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open minded will.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Mon Oct 28 21:14:11 2024
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context. >>>
    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might >>>fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents,
    but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential
    to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour government >says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of >obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open >minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all
    cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital resources.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Oct 28 08:18:52 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context. >>>>
    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might >>>>fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents,
    but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential
    to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of >>obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open >>minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all
    cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like simple ideas.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Tue Oct 29 10:54:23 2024
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might >>>>>fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of >>>obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open >>>minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all
    cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like >simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what
    is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Oct 28 23:48:09 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving >>>>>>context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of >>>>obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open >>>>minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all
    cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like >>simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what
    is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?
    Take your off topic and assinine questions and put them wherever you keep your worst ideas.
    I have said my piece. You over simplified the situation, quite deliberately, and are now distracting again.

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  • From BR@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 29 17:18:51 2024
    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:54:23 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Why is that even relavant?

    You put far too much importance on what politicians say and not enough
    on what the people say.

    Bill.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to blah@blah.blah on Tue Oct 29 22:15:39 2024
    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:18:51 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:54:23 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Why is that even relavant?

    You put far too much importance on what politicians say and not enough
    on what the people say.

    Bill.

    What the people say may well be reflected in what most politicians
    say, but in the event of another wave of Covid pandemic, it is what
    the politicians say that will determine what actions are taken to
    increase vaccination, restrict international travel, etc. The
    majority of New Zealanders ere undoubtedly in favour of saving lives
    and also saving jobs that was organised in the initial pandemic - we
    had lower deaths and a faster economic recovery than the rest of the
    world - but subsequent travel / supply issues did eventually result in
    problems with international trade.

    I was making the point that, by and large, the Labour, National, Green
    Party and Te Pati Maori are probably happy to continue to follow the
    advice of health experts, including that of Michael Baker, but the
    skilful propaganda of a small number of well-financed organisations
    has meant that publicly, the issue is avoided by many in the current government, where National has less influence than it would like.

    So attitudes of the people influence politics, and politics in turn
    influence the attitudes of individuals.

    So my question is relevant, and the reaction of posters to nz.general
    trying to avoid the question is also interesting . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Tue Oct 29 18:51:00 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:18:51 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:54:23 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Why is that even relavant?

    You put far too much importance on what politicians say and not enough
    on what the people say.

    Bill.

    What the people say may well be reflected in what most politicians
    say, but in the event of another wave of Covid pandemic, it is what
    the politicians say that will determine what actions are taken to
    increase vaccination, restrict international travel, etc. The
    majority of New Zealanders ere undoubtedly in favour of saving lives
    and also saving jobs that was organised in the initial pandemic - we
    had lower deaths and a faster economic recovery than the rest of the
    world - but subsequent travel / supply issues did eventually result in >problems with international trade.

    I was making the point that, by and large, the Labour, National, Green
    Party and Te Pati Maori are probably happy to continue to follow the
    advice of health experts, including that of Michael Baker, but the
    skilful propaganda of a small number of well-financed organisations
    has meant that publicly, the issue is avoided by many in the current >government, where National has less influence than it would like.

    So attitudes of the people influence politics, and politics in turn >influence the attitudes of individuals.

    So my question is relevant, and the reaction of posters to nz.general
    trying to avoid the question is also interesting . . .
    No your question is not relevant. It is political rhetoric.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Wed Oct 30 06:50:48 2024
    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of >>>>obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open >>>>minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all
    cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like >>simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what
    is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or passing it on.

    Michael Baker was/is a modelling man, and some of his figures sure as hell where in the ball parl, along with some others.

    You may wish to check in with DR. PHIL MACDONALD & MAREE BUSCKE https://realitycheck.radio/replay/dr-phil-macdonald-maree-buscke-former-ophthalmologist-rcr-host-phils-recent-conviction-after-he-declined-the-covid-injections/

    Or you could just think back as to what the Labour Government covid
    narrative was.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed Oct 30 20:12:16 2024
    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of
    obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open
    minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New >>>>Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all >>>>cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like >>>simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what
    is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or >passing it on.
    You are correct, but it hugely reduced the likelihood of either or
    both.

    Those that did not get vaccinated were much more likely to catch the
    infection, and were subsequently more likely to get re-infected and
    potentially suffer from ''long covid''.


    Michael Baker was/is a modelling man, and some of his figures sure as hell >where in the ball parl, along with some others.
    He still does specialise in modeling; he bases his work on real data -
    and in modeling what has happened, and testing predictions against
    what actually happens next, he and others have been able to develop
    quite useful models to assist planning for increased cases, the likely
    effect of new variants, and such things as how many will need hospital treatment.

    You may wish to check in with DR. PHIL MACDONALD & MAREE BUSCKE >https://realitycheck.radio/replay/dr-phil-macdonald-maree-buscke-former-ophthalmologist-rcr-host-phils-recent-conviction-after-he-declined-the-covid-injections/

    I did listen to about 5 minutes of it - from that small extract it
    does appear that due process and the law was followed, but the signals
    were there that this was intended to outrage and appeal to some that
    object to a profession and the law requiring medical professionals to
    adhere to particular standards. It is not clear when all of that
    happened, but it is a recent interview, which suggests that the
    current government takes much the same views on the issues that gave
    rise to the case as previous governments, and that a prosecution would
    be likely in the same circumstances as this case if the same actions
    taken by these people were to be done by someone else now.

    Thanks for your support for my view that, despite pretending to be
    more sympathetic to people with strange beliefs, the change in
    government has not really made much difference on issues that affect professional integrity and the lives of New Zealanders. Quite
    comforting really, don't you think?

    Or you could just think back as to what the Labour Government covid
    narrative was.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Wed Oct 30 07:50:14 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving >>>>>>>>context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky >>>>>>>>might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out >>>>>>of
    obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are >>>>>>open
    minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>>Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New >>>>>Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all >>>>>cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like >>>>simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what
    is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or >>passing it on.
    You are correct, but it hugely reduced the likelihood of either or
    both.
    So you say but with no evidence.

    Those that did not get vaccinated were much more likely to catch the >infection, and were subsequently more likely to get re-infected and >potentially suffer from ''long covid''.
    So you say but with no evidence.


    Michael Baker was/is a modelling man, and some of his figures sure as hell >>where in the ball parl, along with some others.
    He still does specialise in modeling; he bases his work on real data -
    and in modeling what has happened, and testing predictions against
    what actually happens next, he and others have been able to develop
    quite useful models to assist planning for increased cases, the likely
    effect of new variants, and such things as how many will need hospital >treatment.
    So? So did many others that came up with differnet answres.

    You may wish to check in with DR. PHIL MACDONALD & MAREE BUSCKE >>https://realitycheck.radio/replay/dr-phil-macdonald-maree-buscke-former-ophthalmologist-rcr-host-phils-recent-conviction-after-he-declined-the-covid-injections/

    I did listen to about 5 minutes of it - from that small extract it
    does appear that due process and the law was followed, but the signals
    were there that this was intended to outrage and appeal to some that
    object to a profession and the law requiring medical professionals to
    adhere to particular standards. It is not clear when all of that
    happened, but it is a recent interview, which suggests that the
    current government takes much the same views on the issues that gave
    rise to the case as previous governments, and that a prosecution would
    be likely in the same circumstances as this case if the same actions
    taken by these people were to be done by someone else now.
    Off topic. You can't help it can you?

    Thanks for your support for my view that, despite pretending to be
    more sympathetic to people with strange beliefs, the change in
    government has not really made much difference on issues that affect >professional integrity and the lives of New Zealanders. Quite
    comforting really, don't you think?
    Off topic. You can't help it can you?

    Or you could just think back as to what the Labour Government covid >>narrative was.

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  • From BR@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 31 05:11:34 2024
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:12:16 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of
    obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open
    minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>>Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New >>>>>Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all >>>>>cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like >>>>simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what
    is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker
    and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or >>passing it on.
    You are correct, but it hugely reduced the likelihood of either or
    both.

    You keep saying that but you don't know that. There was no clear
    definition of a "covid death". You only believe it because it is what
    you have been told. When the government wanted the problem to appear
    bad so they could justify their grotesque lockdowns, somebody who died
    of a gunshot wound was included in the covid death statistics when
    covid was found during the autopsy. Now you're telling everybody that
    the lockdowns saved lives.

    If it is your assertion that the intent of the previous government was
    to reduce covid deaths, why were doctors forbidden to prescribe
    generic drugs like ivermectin and hydrochloroquine? Could that have
    been part the sale & purchase agreement the Ardern government signed
    with Pfizer?

    It is all very smelly.

    Bill.

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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed Oct 30 19:58:35 2024
    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with ...

    Or you could just think back ...

    Dickbot does not "think", he only posts Leftie talking points.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Thu Oct 31 10:49:12 2024
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:58:35 GMT, wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:

    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with ...

    Or you could just think back ...

    Dickbot does not "think", he only posts Leftie talking points.

    Like praising the National Party for continuing with previous
    government policies regarding Covid? I guess to some National is just
    another "Leftie" political party . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Wed Oct 30 23:54:08 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:58:35 GMT, wn@nosuch.com (Willy Nilly) wrote:

    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with ...

    Or you could just think back ...

    Dickbot does not "think", he only posts Leftie talking points.

    Like praising the National Party for continuing with previous
    government policies regarding Covid? I guess to some National is just
    another "Leftie" political party . . .
    You reap what you sow, nothing more and nothing less.
    If you treated others with respect you would reap better results.

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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 31 00:04:27 2024
    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    I guess to some National is just another "Leftie" political party . . .

    The first reasonable point you have made in a long time, Dickbot.
    It is in fact alarming how placidly the Nats accomodate Labour policy.
    Without ACT & NZF giving them some backbone, it would be a shambles.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to blah@blah.blah on Thu Oct 31 21:38:14 2024
    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:11:34 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:12:16 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context.

    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of
    obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open
    minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>>>Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New >>>>>>Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all >>>>>>cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>>>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like >>>>>simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what >>>> is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>> and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or >>>passing it on.
    You are correct, but it hugely reduced the likelihood of either or
    both.

    You keep saying that but you don't know that. There was no clear
    definition of a "covid death". You only believe it because it is what
    you have been told. When the government wanted the problem to appear
    bad so they could justify their grotesque lockdowns, somebody who died
    of a gunshot wound was included in the covid death statistics when
    covid was found during the autopsy.
    I hadn't heard that - do you have a reference to the accusation, and
    what the government of the day said about it?


    Now you're telling everybody that
    the lockdowns saved lives.
    Not specifically - the whole Covid response saved lives - starting
    with restrictions on people entering New Zealand, the lock downs, and
    in particular restricting visitors to aged care facilities and
    hospitals, isolation of Covid patients, masks and distancing, and
    tracking of covid contacts. Yes lockdowns were a significant part of
    that complex response, but we cannot say what percentage of the lives
    saved resulted from any one part.


    If it is your assertion that the intent of the previous government was
    to reduce covid deaths, why were doctors forbidden to prescribe
    generic drugs like ivermectin and hydrochloroquine?
    What can be prescribed is subject to standard procedures and testing -
    there was not reason to drop those procedures and tests; but the use
    of unusual drugs did occur in some countries, and we benefited from
    medical research there - from memory ivermectin and hydrochloroquine
    were tested in the USA and found to be either useless in limiting
    Covid infection, or potentially harmful - do you know of any country
    that approved them for use in Covid prevention or cure?

    Could that have
    been part the sale & purchase agreement the Ardern government signed
    with Pfizer?
    I would not have thought so - New Zealand went on to purchase Covid
    vaccines from a number of suppliers, but as far as I am aware
    ivermectin and hydrochloroquine were discredited before any purchase
    by the state was suggested. I understand they are used for other
    purposes however - did you try either of them, BR?

    It is all very smelly.
    I suspect you are correct; these were suggested at around the time the
    NZ Taxpayer Union was assisting organise the dangerous protests at
    parliament - perhaps that was an Atlas Network smell you have
    identified.


    Bill.

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 31 22:18:18 2024
    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:38:14 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:11:34 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:12:16 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:

    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context. >>>>>>>>>>
    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>>>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of
    obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open
    minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>>>>Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>>>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New >>>>>>>Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all >>>>>>>cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>>>>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like
    simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what >>>>> is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>> and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or >>>>passing it on.
    You are correct, but it hugely reduced the likelihood of either or
    both.

    You keep saying that but you don't know that. There was no clear
    definition of a "covid death". You only believe it because it is what
    you have been told. When the government wanted the problem to appear
    bad so they could justify their grotesque lockdowns, somebody who died
    of a gunshot wound was included in the covid death statistics when
    covid was found during the autopsy.
    I hadn't heard that - do you have a reference to the accusation, and
    what the government of the day said about it?

    It was a common observation of the time. The nature of a Covid19
    infection was such if it was present in any autopsy it was not
    possible to determine if it was the cause of death when other
    high-risk factors (such as old age, heart conditions, cancer
    diagnoses) were also present.

    A good friend of mine, diagnosed with cancer in various organs and 8
    months into various treatments (radiation and Chemo), could barely
    walk when I took him, at his request, to a local craft beer bar one
    Saturday from his nursing home. On the following Monday he was
    diagnosed with Covid and died on Thursday. He counts as a Covid death
    because there was an infection present when he died.

    I am not going to do citing research as you so often blindly ignore
    them in subsequent posts, but based on this experience it is often
    impossible to determine whether Covid caused death.

    Now you're telling everybody that
    the lockdowns saved lives.
    Not specifically - the whole Covid response saved lives - starting
    with restrictions on people entering New Zealand, the lock downs, and
    in particular restricting visitors to aged care facilities and
    hospitals, isolation of Covid patients, masks and distancing, and
    tracking of covid contacts. Yes lockdowns were a significant part of
    that complex response, but we cannot say what percentage of the lives
    saved resulted from any one part.

    That story now, with the greater knowledge we have, is increasingly
    difficult to sustain. Again, because of your political bias, I am not
    willing to cite this because of your posting history.


    If it is your assertion that the intent of the previous government was
    to reduce covid deaths, why were doctors forbidden to prescribe
    generic drugs like ivermectin and hydrochloroquine?
    What can be prescribed is subject to standard procedures and testing -
    there was not reason to drop those procedures and tests; but the use
    of unusual drugs did occur in some countries, and we benefited from
    medical research there - from memory ivermectin and hydrochloroquine
    were tested in the USA and found to be either useless in limiting
    Covid infection, or potentially harmful - do you know of any country
    that approved them for use in Covid prevention or cure?

    Could that have
    been part the sale & purchase agreement the Ardern government signed
    with Pfizer?
    I would not have thought so - New Zealand went on to purchase Covid
    vaccines from a number of suppliers, but as far as I am aware
    ivermectin and hydrochloroquine were discredited before any purchase
    by the state was suggested. I understand they are used for other
    purposes however - did you try either of them, BR?

    It is all very smelly.
    I suspect you are correct; these were suggested at around the time the
    NZ Taxpayer Union was assisting organise the dangerous protests at
    parliament - perhaps that was an Atlas Network smell you have
    identified.


    Bill.


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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 31 19:40:04 2024
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:11:34 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:12:16 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>wrote:

    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving >>>>>>>>>>context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context. >>>>>>>>>>
    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky >>>>>>>>>>might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are >>>>>>>>>stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>>>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely >>>>>>>>out of
    obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are >>>>>>>>open
    minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>>>>Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>>>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New >>>>>>>Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all >>>>>>>cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>>>>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people >>>>>>like
    simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what >>>>> is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more
    likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both
    Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>> and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or >>>>passing it on.
    You are correct, but it hugely reduced the likelihood of either or
    both.

    You keep saying that but you don't know that. There was no clear
    definition of a "covid death". You only believe it because it is what
    you have been told. When the government wanted the problem to appear
    bad so they could justify their grotesque lockdowns, somebody who died
    of a gunshot wound was included in the covid death statistics when
    covid was found during the autopsy.
    I hadn't heard that - do you have a reference to the accusation, and
    what the government of the day said about it?


    Now you're telling everybody that
    the lockdowns saved lives.
    Not specifically - the whole Covid response saved lives
    You don't know that. It is what your masters told you to believe and therefore you believe it.
    The rest of us have open minds.
    - starting
    with restrictions on people entering New Zealand, the lock downs, and
    in particular restricting visitors to aged care facilities and
    hospitals, isolation of Covid patients, masks and distancing, and
    tracking of covid contacts. Yes lockdowns were a significant part of
    that complex response, but we cannot say what percentage of the lives
    saved resulted from any one part.


    If it is your assertion that the intent of the previous government was
    to reduce covid deaths, why were doctors forbidden to prescribe
    generic drugs like ivermectin and hydrochloroquine?
    What can be prescribed is subject to standard procedures and testing -
    there was not reason to drop those procedures and tests; but the use
    of unusual drugs did occur in some countries, and we benefited from
    medical research there - from memory ivermectin and hydrochloroquine
    were tested in the USA and found to be either useless in limiting
    Covid infection, or potentially harmful - do you know of any country
    that approved them for use in Covid prevention or cure?

    Could that have
    been part the sale & purchase agreement the Ardern government signed
    with Pfizer?
    I would not have thought so - New Zealand went on to purchase Covid
    vaccines from a number of suppliers, but as far as I am aware
    ivermectin and hydrochloroquine were discredited before any purchase
    by the state was suggested. I understand they are used for other
    purposes however - did you try either of them, BR?

    It is all very smelly.
    I suspect you are correct; these were suggested at around the time the
    NZ Taxpayer Union was assisting organise the dangerous protests at
    parliament - perhaps that was an Atlas Network smell you have
    identified.


    Bill.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 1 09:27:45 2024
    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:18:18 +1300, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid>
    wrote:

    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:38:14 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:11:34 +1300, BR <blah@blah.blah> wrote:

    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:12:16 +1300, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> >>>wrote:

    On 30 Oct 2024 06:50:48 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2024-10-28, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:18:52 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:28:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 27 Oct 2024 22:33:22 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532064/we-can-t-wish-it-away-epidemiologist-warns-summer-wave-of-covid-19-approaching

    This article is straggering and amazing.

    Deaths up to 35/week maybe. Range of 5 to 35 per week.

    This article ropes in all the possible "fear facts" without giving context.

    Mind you the word anti-virals is used in a positive context. >>>>>>>>>>>
    The pandemic has ended in May 2023, 18 months ago, but still the sky might
    fall down even after the summer Covid cycle of 23-24.

    It does appear to be endemic as a similar level to traffic accidents, >>>>>>>>>>but new variants have the potential to be a return to a pandemic if >>>>>>>>>>vaccines do not cover the new variant - and especially if too many are
    stupid enough not to keep up vaccination - it does have the potential >>>>>>>>>>to kill off those who are that stupid . . .
    People like you, who are stupid enough to believe whatever a Labour >>>>>>>>>government
    says and not believe a word that a National government says - purely out of
    obedience to dogma will never inherit the earth.The rest of us who are open
    minded will.

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>>>>>Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>>>>>and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New >>>>>>>>Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations? They know that all >>>>>>>>cases of Covid that could be avoided save money and lives and hospital >>>>>>>>resources.
    Do you seriously believe it is that simple? Yes you do, simple people like
    simple ideas.

    The New Zealand response to Covid was always far from simple, but what >>>>>> is simple is the observation that yet again you are unable (or more >>>>>> likely unwilling) to answer a simple question. Here it is again:

    Can you identify any political party that disagrees with what both >>>>>> Labour and National have done in following the advice of Michael Baker >>>>>> and other health professionals in continuing to encourage New
    Zealanders to keep up to date with vaccinations?

    Nevermind that the vacination did not stop one fron getting infeceted or >>>>>passing it on.
    You are correct, but it hugely reduced the likelihood of either or >>>>both.

    You keep saying that but you don't know that. There was no clear >>>definition of a "covid death". You only believe it because it is what
    you have been told. When the government wanted the problem to appear
    bad so they could justify their grotesque lockdowns, somebody who died
    of a gunshot wound was included in the covid death statistics when
    covid was found during the autopsy.
    I hadn't heard that - do you have a reference to the accusation, and
    what the government of the day said about it?

    It was a common observation of the time.
    Dying of a gunshot would has never been a common observation in New
    Zealand. In the early days of Covid judgements had to be made based on
    what was before the attending physician or coroner, and yes a minor
    flesh would may leave the primary cause of death as Covid, a bullet
    through the brain would be likely to be recorded as death from a
    gunshot. The number of such 'difficult' cases in New Zealand would be
    unlikely to affect the overall level of Covid deaths.

    The nature of a Covid19
    infection was such if it was present in any autopsy it was not
    possible to determine if it was the cause of death when other
    high-risk factors (such as old age, heart conditions, cancer
    diagnoses) were also present.
    And there you have a much more common dilemma - but it was certainly
    known that if Covid entered a care ward deaths did follow very
    quickly, and when visitors were restricted those deaths were more
    often through other causes. In fact health precautions by retirement
    homes etc reduced deaths through also reducing infection by the common
    cold and influenza

    A good friend of mine, diagnosed with cancer in various organs and 8
    months into various treatments (radiation and Chemo), could barely
    walk when I took him, at his request, to a local craft beer bar one
    Saturday from his nursing home. On the following Monday he was
    diagnosed with Covid and died on Thursday. He counts as a Covid death >because there was an infection present when he died.
    Again that would have been a judgement at the time - and you will also
    be aware that at some stage there were some deaths where Covid was
    listed as a contributory cause of death - the WHO spent some time on
    trying to get consistency for such definitions - but in reality those
    arguments were always going to be difficult at the margin. Of more
    concern were countries where no cause of death was recorded, or where
    deaths were regularly attributed to other diseases or natural disaster
    rather than to Covid to reduce local panic over the pandemic.

    So for your friend, do you consider that Covid shortened his life? Do
    you think he died when he did because of Covid?

    I am not going to do citing research as you so often blindly ignore
    them in subsequent posts, but based on this experience it is often
    impossible to determine whether Covid caused death.

    Now that is an easy and unjustified slur - see if you can find even
    one example of my ignoring relevant research. The problems of
    classification of deaths is well known, if a little overstated by some
    and understated by others. For that reason, I have usually 'walked
    around' the problem by using statistics that do not lie - the
    comparison of actual deaths with expected deaths based on population
    mortality. See the following link for example giving the difference in
    actual vs expected deaths based on pre-covid mortality

    Here is data for New Zealand: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-excess-deaths-covid?time=earliest..2021-12-12&country=~NZL
    And here for the United States https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-excess-deaths-covid?time=earliest..2021-12-12&country=~USA

    and here for them together, plus a couple of other countries: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-excess-deaths-covid?time=earliest..2021-12-12&country=USA~NZL~GBR~FRA

    Now you will recall that the National Party opposition party in New
    Zealand were fairly consistent in opposing the precautions introduced
    by the then Labour Government, based on advice from medical
    professionals and people such as Michael Baker - they could see the
    increasing number of deaths overseas before Covid even arrived in New
    Zealand - they were having problems disposing of bodies in New York
    and in Italy. But National were consistent in calling for the borders
    to be reopened, for restrictions to be eased, and for trade to not be restricted. In fact ships continued to arrive, and that did cause at
    least one major outbreak of Covid, but eventually all international
    trade was affected anyway. New Zealand recovered from the pandemic
    more quickly than most countries - we took about a year less than
    others to recover our GDP and productivity. But the statistics in the
    charts above are not affected by whether a death was from cancer or
    Covid, The charts were affected by lower traffic accidents however -
    but clearly the reduction in deaths was most largely affected by low
    rates of Covid infection compared with other countries, and also for
    example by lower rates of deaths from influenza as retirement villages
    etc took isolation protections from Covid. So I do not ignore
    science as you claim - I have used a measure that is not affected by
    recorded cause of death, but it is clear that there is a high
    correlation between our lower death rates and the precautions taken in
    New Zealand relating to preventing the spread of Covid infections.

    In the light of the evidence of the graphs, do you think New Zealand
    would have done better by following Trump in his distractions from
    Covid, his example towards drinking chemicals and his blatant refusal
    to follow the advice of health professionals?


    Now you're telling everybody that
    the lockdowns saved lives.
    Not specifically - the whole Covid response saved lives - starting
    with restrictions on people entering New Zealand, the lock downs, and
    in particular restricting visitors to aged care facilities and
    hospitals, isolation of Covid patients, masks and distancing, and
    tracking of covid contacts. Yes lockdowns were a significant part of
    that complex response, but we cannot say what percentage of the lives
    saved resulted from any one part.

    That story now, with the greater knowledge we have, is increasingly
    difficult to sustain. Again, because of your political bias, I am not >willing to cite this because of your posting history.

    As Covid has become just one element in our return to more normal life
    without restrictions on movement, we know that they are still a
    significant reported cause of death at around 5 to 10 per week - and importantly that Covid still takes a lot of health resources, and that
    our ACT1stNat government continues to subsidise Covid vaccinations.
    New Zealanders are now more aware of the possibility of reducing
    deaths through medical intervention - the government continue to
    encourage other vaccinations (particularly for children), both the
    previous and current government have extended mammograms for women,
    and there is pressure to extend measures to reduce other ailments -
    some reading this may have in recent times had a Shingles vaccine for
    example.

    In relation to attempts to prolong life through medical intervention,
    there is little to distinguish National from Labour - the wealthy and
    poor alike are affected. So your claim of political bias is
    unwarranted - or alternatively perhaps just part of your political
    bias. . . .


    If it is your assertion that the intent of the previous government was
    to reduce covid deaths, why were doctors forbidden to prescribe
    generic drugs like ivermectin and hydrochloroquine?
    What can be prescribed is subject to standard procedures and testing - >>there was not reason to drop those procedures and tests; but the use
    of unusual drugs did occur in some countries, and we benefited from
    medical research there - from memory ivermectin and hydrochloroquine
    were tested in the USA and found to be either useless in limiting
    Covid infection, or potentially harmful - do you know of any country
    that approved them for use in Covid prevention or cure?

    Could that have
    been part the sale & purchase agreement the Ardern government signed
    with Pfizer?
    I would not have thought so - New Zealand went on to purchase Covid >>vaccines from a number of suppliers, but as far as I am aware
    ivermectin and hydrochloroquine were discredited before any purchase
    by the state was suggested. I understand they are used for other
    purposes however - did you try either of them, BR?

    It is all very smelly.
    I suspect you are correct; these were suggested at around the time the
    NZ Taxpayer Union was assisting organise the dangerous protests at >>parliament - perhaps that was an Atlas Network smell you have
    identified.


    Bill.

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