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The first word in your post, "If". It destroys the rest of your argument. I have not seen vaccinated people marching in the streets, protesting about anti-vaxxers, They just get on with their lives. OTOH, I have not seen any evidence anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers are capable of acting responsibly. Who knows, the next variant in the COVID series may paralyse its hosts like polio. Do you feel lucky?

The unvaccinated spread any strain of COVID much more effectively, because they are sicker for longer.

If extremism consists of following the data, making informed decisions about my personal situation, and ignoring the beliefs of anti-vaxxer fruitloops, guilty as charged. COVID has come and gone for me, due to my choices. I hope it's not too late for you either.

The issue is not about how many infections occur, that's a given with a new variant. It's about how many people become seriously ill and require hospitalisation. The data is saying unvaccinated people are far more likely to end up in hospital, or need an ICU. Think about what would have happened if the whole of France had been unvaccinated, instead of focusing on irrelevancy.

Chlorine is a gas. Chloride is a soluble anion. Most probable cause is calcium deposition. Test by running water over the deposit. If it dissolves, it's salt. If it fizzes when vinegar is applied, it's calcium carbonate.

I suppose comparisons to Nero would not be well received.

I was vaccinated with Sinovac in early August. Followup with AZ early September. Caught what I assume was the Delta variant in early October. 3 days of a sore throat and runny nose, finish. No after-effects. The data was saying while Sinovac was like tossing a coin in terms of preventing infection, it was much more effective with respect to preventing serious illness. I'm a scientist, I follow the data. At that time, due to bureaucratic delays, other vaccines such as Moderna and Pfizer were as scarce as hen's teeth in Thailand. I took what I could get, because I am in the most vulnerable age cohort, and waiting for months for alternatives would have been stupid. I had myself tested for COVID antibodies two weeks after the AZ jab, 64 U/mL. I'm not a cheerleader for Sinovac. Having said that, I believe the Sinovac/AZ combination shielded me from far worse outcomes. Those consequences include long COVID, which is well documented. Here's the most recent link: https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/thai-study-examines-lasting-side-effects-of-long-covid-19?utm_source=Thaiger+Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-01-22 Vaccines bad, no vaccines good. Eric Blair would have been amused.

No, the real problem is one of accepting responsibility for one's actions. You don't want to be vaccinated? Fine by me. Just don't expect free treatment in the public hospitals you clog up. Don't expect to be given equivalent privileges when attending a sporting event, or seeking to be employed in a profession where the vulnerable need protection. The science is in. Unvaccinated people that get COVID will have a much longer infectious period than vaccinated people who get infected. Fact. You are potential plague carriers, don't you get that? Why should you be accorded the same rights as people who have acted responsibly? We live in what are called democracies. Anti-vaxxers are a minority. Under said systems, and most other forms of government, minorities don't get to call the shots.

I'm just trying to help, it's your choice whether you want to follow upon the suggestion. You won't know until you ask. As long as you leave the balance in the bankbook untouched until you update on the day of application, there is no fraud issue. Permit me to doubt an IO would follow up with a bank on that, they are not that industrious. Perhaps you misheard the IO, IME of 10 years of extensions my bank letters have never been questioned.

Sinovac, Sputnik, Sinopharm and AZ are all underpinned by technologies that have been around for over 70 years. No-one looks for the long-term effects of vaccinations for typhoid, tetanus, hepatitis and polio anymore, because there aren't any. Same for flu shots. Evidently, you are not a student of vaccine history.

Perhaps you should be asking them to show you the applicable regulation. My understanding is the bankbook must be updated on the day the extension is applied for, but the bank letter can be anything up to 3 days old. That's the way it has always worked at CM and CR Immigration, although IO's are well known for making up the rules as they go. Why wouldn't you ask the bank to postdate the letter so it matches with the date you apply? It's no skin off their nose.

The only plausible conclusion I can draw from your claim is that you are living under a rock. Permit me to doubt your intelligence had anything to do with not getting COVID, that really is a bridge too far.

Vaccinations don't prevent one getting infected, I am living proof. What they do is prevent one getting seriously ill. Your concept of the strains being killed off by the vax is an entirely false premise. They may be supplanted by more infectious strains, that's what viruses do. Omicron has supplanted delta, but that certainly does not mean delta is extinguished. Viruses mutate, and vaccinations have to keep up with them. That's what happens with flu, just about every year flu vaccines are modified. The big difference is that flu is usually over in two weeks, vaccine or no vaccine. COVID is far more dangerous than that for some.

You have as much chance of repealing the laws of probability as you have of overturning the laws of thermodynamics or nullifying gravity. Have at it. It is not about you. It's about the selfish turds who won't get vaccinated and are 6 times more likely to tie up stretched hospital resources. Even politicians understand that, and they are not the sharpest tools in the drawer. Fallacies arise from invalid assumptions. I am stating fact, sorry if that inconveniences you. Please show me a credible link that demonstrates there is ANY age cohort where the PROBABILITY of a vaccinated person requiring hospitalisation is greater than someone who is unvaccinated.

Speaking of standing up, I understand you are or were a male nurse. You have colleagues worldwide who are under the pump, dealing with a pandemic, exhausted and stressed. They are that way because the majority of their patients crowding out non-Covid patients are unvaccinated idiots. Obviously, you don't feel any solidarity with the profession you have chosen.

I can understand many people don't trust the government, I don't either. Having said that, conflating sound medical advice with statements coming from politicians whose only focus is getting re-elected is dishonest and misleading. Choices have consequences. If one chooses to be unvaccinated, there are organisations who will discriminate against such people, if only to protect themselves. Can you imagine the legal liabilities an aged care facility would create for itself if it let unvaccinated staff tend to the residents? If you don't want to be threatened with a stick, what sort of carrot do you suggest governments use? What sort of message would that send to the majority of people who acted responsibly?

Let's say you have a population of 10 million people, 80% of whom are vaccinated. You have 39 hospital cases in the vaccinated part of the population, and 61 coming from the unvaccinated. If you are vaccinated, your chance of having to go to hospital is 0.00049% If you are unvaccinated, the percentage rises to 0.0031. In other words, you are 6 times more likely to be taking up a hospital bed, through your own selfish choice. Probability is not your strong point.

If I had been in Melbourne, I have no doubt I would have experienced pandemic fatigue. Here, no. I count myself very lucky to have returned to Thailand February 18, 2020, just before the excrement hit the fan. I have my Thai GF. I can play golf, swim, move around on my scooter or in my car. The supermarket shelves are full. I'm vaccinated, was infected with COVID, over in three days. Problems can also be opportunities. In the brief lockdown here ( March - June 2020 ) I educated myself on how to make videos. Since then, I've posted 35 of them on YouTube.

I agree. Unfortunately, truth is a fairly elusive attribute in these days of social media. I never cease to marvel at the arrogance of people who, with limited education, think their beliefs are more important than those of scientists who have spent years if not decades acquiring skills, knowledge and experience in their chosen field.

There is a vociferous hard core of anti-vaxxers who are against everything - fluoride, Big Pharma, vaccines - you name it. I can understand hesitancy over the mRNA vaccines, that is new technology. Having said that, I don't understand the resistance to vaccines such as Sputnik, Sinovac or Astra Zeneca. The technologies behind those vaccines have been around as long as polio vaccines. I don't advocate forcing people into taking vaccines. However, if they are disproportionally represented in COVID patients presenting at public hospitals, they should be paying the costs of their personal choice. And yes, I think smokers, alcoholics and the obese should too. BTW, polio is still endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan - a mix of availability and culture.

I don't think station owners in the Gilgunnia area will provide enough demand to justify the expense of an EV charging station. How much fossil fuel energy goes into the manufacture of an "environmentally-friendly" EV? You think the recharging facilities are all running off solar and wind power?

Here's the first Award candidate: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-20/czech-singer-dies-after-deliberately-getting-covid/100768826

Scientists can only go on the data they have before them at a particular point in time. What worked for the alpha variant does not necessarily mean the same will work for other variants. Criticizing them for changing their position is simply ignorance of the scientific process, and the mutation of viruses. " When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?" ( John Maynard Keynes )

I received a package via Australia Post and Thailand Post 10 days ago, time of travel 5 days. Most likely cause is staff shortages at the Oz end, the omicron wave is hitting all business sectors hard.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbeing/2022/01/19/boosters-offer-better-protection/