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"Anthony Albanese received his fourth COVID jab this week. A commendable
example to the community, now that eligibility for the “winter shot” has been
widened.
Well, commendable up to a point. Noticeably, neither Albanese nor the health
worker wielding the needle was wearing a mask, and the prime minister quickly
came in for some flak.
Masks are currently a front-line topic in the debate about how we deal with the
new COVID wave that is seeing an average of 45 deaths a day, taking deaths this
year alone north of 8,000.
Earlier this week Victoria’s acting chief health officer recommended mandating
masks in a number of settings, only to be rebuffed by the state health
minister, Mary-Anne Thomas. She said it “was not the most effective way to get
the message out about the importance of mask wearing”.
Masks have been a political and ideological football throughout the pandemic."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
