SA Premier says he hasn't read all of the COVID modelling, as Health Minister says he didn't understand it
By Daniel Keane
As South Australia prepares to lower the drawbridge to coronavirus cases from the eastern states, the Premier admits that not all of the modelling underpinning the state's COVID-19 roadmap has been "finalised".
Source: https://archive.md/66iQ4
Key points:
* SA will significantly relax border restrictions on 23 November
* The opposition is urging the government to release modelling used as the basis for the plan
* Premier Steven Marshall conceded some of it was still being "finalised"
The Minister thinks the mRNA gene therapy is so good that it is preventing deaths from causes other than covid, despite the excess deaths. It is like being forced to listen to a child lie.
**Omicron may be able to evade vaccines. Here's what Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca plan to do about that**
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As well, Johnson & Johnson is pursuing an Omicron-specific version of its one-shot vaccine that, it says, will be progressed as needed.
"We will not be complacent," (external link)the company's global head of research and development, Dr Mathai Mammen, said in a statement.
Federal opposition signals support for proof of vaccination requirements for access to pubs, restaurants
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-29/labor-appears-to-back-covid-vaccination-proof-pubs-restaurants/100416318
Key points:
* Labor's health spokesman Mark Butler says discussion will shift to how people will be rewarded for being vaccinated
* He says everyone needs access to a vaccine before that occurs
* The issue is headed for a showdown in the government party room
Australian Radio Vaccine Name Change
The Australian TV show "Media Watch", on Australian ABC, expresses faux surprise that radio is calling the "vaccine" something else.
**South Australia gets first One Nation MP with Sarah Game elected to Legislative Council**
Source: https://archive.ph/LFDrv
Key points:
* Veterinarian Sarah Game has been elected for One Nation
* She is the party's first representative in the 22-seat Legislative Council
* Labor has won the most seats in both houses of parliament