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Rambo John J

Baker Team
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Jan 17, 2015
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They deploy a shitload of health workers and go knocking on everyone's door and try to test the whole suburb in places where they think there is community transmission.

Wuhan did 10 million in less than 3 weeks, so mass testing can be done.
Dr Prosper
I looked you up so I now know who you are.

I know mass testing can be done.
How are the numbers going? do you have a breakdown?

and what happens if one person in a house tests positive and others negative?
What happens if a person tests positive?

Is the data confidential or are they making lists with names of "carriers"?

I don't think you should believe anything "wuhan" said it did personally, that doesn't sound like a trustable source.
 

Rambo John J

Baker Team
First 100
Jan 17, 2015
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Random question

How much of the population gets a flu vaccine?
Is it enough to consider it a "vaccinated population"?
 

Sheepdog

Protecting America from excessive stool loitering
Dec 1, 2015
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Dr Prosper
I looked you up so I now know who you are.

I know mass testing can be done.
How are the numbers going? do you have a breakdown?

and what happens if one person in a house tests positive and others negative?

Is the data confidential or are they making lists with names of "carriers"?

I don't think you should believe anything "wuhan" said it did personally, that doesn't sound like a trustable source.
They've only just started doing it. If a person tests positive, all people deemed to be close contacts have to go into isolation. Generally, it is all confidential although a few high profile names have slipped through to the media.

The total breakdown of numbers isn't impressive because originally the testing here was so shit and I don't know where a breakdown is by timeline. But they've started really pushing them in the last few weeks. At one point, Melbourne had done less than half the testing of Sydney. Now, it is rapidly catching it. I've heard that per capita we are now testing people as much as anywhere outside China, and I remember it being a credible claim.
 

Sheepdog

Protecting America from excessive stool loitering
Dec 1, 2015
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How are those people compensated?
There is a scheme set up that they can access that pays them like 750 bucks a week if they can't work. I anticipated this crisis and outwitted everyone by never having a job in the first place.
 

Sheepdog

Protecting America from excessive stool loitering
Dec 1, 2015
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I think you'd be surprised.
We are willing to gag on government cock a bit harder than the US and Canada, but a gag reflex still does exist and there is plenty of 'Big gubment bad!' talk here too. I will remind you that the Murdoch family is Australian.