Australia update

Business Standard: Covid: Australias borders to remain closed indefinitely, says PM Morrison.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/covid-australia-s-borders-to-remain-closed-indefinitely-says-pm-morrison-121050900416_1.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/06/thousands-of-victorians-set-to-isolate-after-mystery-covid-case-in-man-who-visited-boxing-day-test

Here in NZ is the following news story about people fleeing Sydney ahead of the new restrictions. Surely they'll be taking the virus with them to the rest of Australia?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/123774382/thousands-flee-new-south-wales-as-australian-states-prepare-to-lock-out-sydneysiders

A false positive=a FALSE positive-so (what I understand) no immunity against HIV...(treatment in HIV/AIDS still is trying to limit spread, limit symptoms...but a vaccine is still far away..). If-by "accident" we would discover a vaccine against HIV this would be very welcome good news...HIV/AIDS this year killed almost the same number of people-so far-then Covid19 [url]https://www.worldometers.info/[/url] or https://www.worldometers.info/ 1,605,000 HIV/AIDS-Covid19/SARS2 1,620,000...

Problem with a vaccine that gives a positive HIV-test is that it makes HIV-testing less reliable...in communications "testing positive for HIV after vaccination"-even if the test result is false as far as it has anything to do with the vaccination-will remain a major problem. Even if the vaccine for the rest would do a great job..

I  don't believe the vaccine is dangerous

Just you could test positive for HIV...!!!!!

I'm not sure what I think...on this one....

Take care all  😷😉

DJ-Very alarming [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/bulletin-australia-covid-19-vaccine-causing-hiv-positive-test-results[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/bulletin-australia-covid-19-vaccine-causing-hiv-positive-test-results

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Reality check; [url]https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/australia-terminates-university-of-queensland-vaccine-deal-with-csl-after-false-positives-for-hiv[/url] or https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/australia-terminates-university-of-queensland-vaccine-deal-with-csl-after-false-positives-for-hiv ;

The Australian government has terminated its agreement with Australian biotech company CSL Limited to supply 51m doses of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Queensland, after vaccine trial participants returned false positive test results for HIV.

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To ensure that the vaccine induced the right immune response, the clamp chosen comprises two fragments of a protein found in HIV, as those fragments provided the greatest stability to the vaccine. Adding those fragments to the spike protein is completely harmless.

Trial participants were advised of the possibility that vaccine-induced HIV antibodies might be detected as a result, but it was nonetheless unexpected. Subsequent HIV tests provided definitive negative results in the trial participants.

DJ-No doubt some now will claim ALL Covid19 vaccines spread AIDS....not based on the real story...

PerthNow: Coronavirus crisis: Why Australia won’t rush to roll out COVID-19 vaccine.

https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-crisis-why-australia-wont-rush-covid-19-vaccine-ng-b881738926z

That stupid, stupid man!  ugh!  Wishing you the best in Australia!!

I agree, Carbon.  But there's something to be said for gettin' while the gettin's good.  If you haven't had any new infections there's no reason why people can't have a break from the tedium of shutdowns and stay at home.  Especially if testing continues and any microclusters can be caught before the virus makes it's way into the general population.  

When I first saw this picture I thought "How terrible, what a way to spread covid-19",  but then I realised that this is the look of a country that has managed to control the virus,  Well done Australia

Temperatures in Sydney over the weekend have hit 40C

Thats amazing Carbon!  I hope it lasts!  Wishing Australia and you the best!!!

We  here in Western Australia,are only opening up to the rest of Australia, excluding NSW,and Victoria,anyone  that comes here have  to have checks and  quarantine for 2 weeks,

International travel not allowed....only Australias wanting to come home 30k at last count,

Then it's 2 weeks under police guard in hotel at your expense($3,000approx)

So only if someone stuffs up like what happened in Melbourne, and let's covid out, but no one wants 6 /8 weeks lockdown......

(The only covid here at the moment is in returned Australians.....all in quarantine....)

Because that's the only thing that works......

As our state is opening up to the rest of Australia,(with restrictions)

We have been asked to wear masks for a while if on public transport,crowds etc.....

See what our people do? 

Will be interesting....

Take care everyone stay safe....😷😉......

ABC News: Coronavirus infections double in Sydney's quarantine hotels as cases explode overseas.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-02/nsw-coronavirus-cases-in-quarantine-hotels-double/12827284

fingers crossed for you carbon!!

G'Day.   They say that "No News is Good News".  Well we have a day with no corvonavirus news from Australia, and that is Good News.

Australia has recorded its first day of no local cases of Covid-19 in almost five months. Zero cases were reported in the 24 hours between 20:00 on Friday and 20:00 on Saturday - the first time this has happened since 9 June. The state of Victoria - epicentre of Australia's second wave - recorded zero cases for the second day in a row after a 112-day lockdown.

Here in NZ we went back to level 1 at midnight last night, all of us except Auckland who have to remain at level 2 for 2 weeks. Level 1 means life as normal.

Link corrected in previous post.  Thanks for the notification of the problem.   

Correct link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54230578

Not covid related but some nice news out of Australia https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54230578

Also good news "Australia coronavirus cases 'set to be lowest in months'"  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-54223977

Lock downs do work if applied early enough: "Mr Andrews has defended the state's strict lockdown, pointing to rising cases in Europe. "

I would really, really like to move to Australia right about now. 

oh my carbon! haha.  Everything in the states is opening back up full throttle....hope it doesn't bite them in the arse!!

ABC News: Kerry O'Brien tells Q&A Australia's political system is letting down younger generation, fears we're going down same path as US.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/kerry-obrien-compares-australia-to-trumps-america-china-q+a/12615474

Well my fingers are crossed for you my friend. Also keep us updated on flu as well!