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Viruses, vaccinations and me

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:July 20, 2022
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Have you had Covid? I’m not sure if I have. Twice since the end of 2019 I’ve had something that might have been Covid, but I don’t really know. The first time was after Christmas 2019. We were in Sweden and had to return to Australia in a hurry to deal with a family crisis. We caught a long, hard, crowded flight via Hong Kong and were surprised at Hong Kong airport when staff there – kitted out with masks and looking very stern – were pointing long-range thermometers at us as we trooped through the…

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The aged are politically expendable

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 6, 2022
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February 6, 2022 Opinion by Greg Ray Imagine you were prime minister of Australia or premier of NSW. You had decided, for one reason or another, that you wanted to "let Covid rip" in your communities, presumably believing that the death toll and health consequences of that policy would not be as damaging as the economic cost of lockdowns and safety measures. I suggest that, equipped with the knowledge you had gained in your own country and overseas, you would have thought carefully about those of your citizens most vulnerable to the worst effects of the…

The wrong way to “live with Covid”

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:January 9, 2022
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January 9, 2022 Opinion by Greg Ray Careful what you wish for. That’s what I’m saying to Australia’s numbskull business leaders who pushed so hard for “let it rip” pandemic policies. They got their puppet politicians - that pigeon-pair of Trump-loving wingnuts, Scomo and Parrothead - to give them what they wanted and it’s backfired. And now none of them knows what to do, except run for cover, or find new ways of profiteering from other people’s troubles. I can almost understand the argument from a month ago. It seemed like – since the pandemic wasn’t…