Comments on: 5 things abut the ridiculous mess the Government allowed the RATs to become

By: manu kokako

manu kokako — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 22:37:46 +0000

‘dumb and google are a bad mix’ simply the best.

By: David George

David George — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 02:03:26 +0000

The MOH have now clarified, they don’t give vaccination details if the number hospitalised is five or less. Quote:
Cases in hospital: 4; North Shore: 2; Middlemore: 1, Rotorua: 1,
Average age of current hospitalisations: 66
Cases in ICU or HDU: 1 (Rotorua)
As the number of total hospitalised cases is currently below five, we have removed the vaccination status for Northern Region hospitalisations, for privacy reasons.

By: David George

David George — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:34:24 +0000

On Wednesday (26th) they reported, as they do, on the vaccination status of the small number of hospitalised cases. All were “fully vaccinated” yesterday’s numbers giving vaccination status have been removed. What’s that all about?

By: wild katipo

wild katipo — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:25:55 +0000

Feeling smug? Kids do that on video games…

By: Nikorima

Nikorima — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:12:37 +0000

RATs have been the last resort test for all the the failed governments around the world where Covid and Omicron is raging out of control. Science indicates that Aotearoa does not need to use RATs, which is not reliable test, until Omicron has taken hold. Pity that the Tories and media don’t listen to the scientists and experts rather than YouTube or Qnon/Hosking. I heard Bloomfield say they haven’t commandeered the tests. Its all a Tory dirty politics beat-up.

By: XRAY

XRAY — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:22:45 +0000

In reply to Greywarbler.

We in Auckland were locked down for 4 months because forward planning to the inevitable Delta outbreak that finally arrived extended only to March 2020’s adhoc plan and it didn’t work. Hence 4 months. You may recall testing was swamped at various stages back then. No alternatives to the PCR test were deemed necessary.

For the far more contagious Omicron we’ve now ordered x million RAT. That is not planning. They are reacting. Big difference!

Slightly fewer ICU beds per 100,000 than in March 2020, and even then there were disgracefully too few. That is not planning, that is incompetence.

And despite that, antiviral medication that can reduce hospital admissions by 89% and ordered last year are still unapproved for use. No urgency, no real plan. No idea.

It’s not hyperbole when they literally make it up as they go, is it?

By: covid is pa

covid is pa — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:37:23 +0000

Isn’t the government buying up of the RATS capitalism at work as we are already seeing those with the deepest pockets buying up anything they can buy making them more millions.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:53:27 +0000

Exactly right Frank. For the vast majority of us, an infection will be like a moderate head cold.
Also I think the two week isolation period is ludicrous (it’s 5 days in the UK). If my wife then catches it we’re essentially stuck indoors for a month.
So when I catch it, no way will I volunteer to be tested. I will just fly under radar and carry on pretty much as normal. A classic example of over zealous rules back firing.

By: Greywarbler

Greywarbler — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:48:24 +0000

In reply to XRAY. xray vision - you can see right through these pollies eh. But set your machine closer and finer so you actually get to see the organs and achievements of the government. They may seem slow in acting but they are attempting to plan ahead. You may never ever give them proper praise for anything they do. Hyperbole again.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:34:30 +0000

Can you?