RE: 3.00pm conference29 Nov 2021 17:26
That wasn't my take on it at all Ventura. The demographics of those catching it are very different to Europe / States , they are much younger. They said clearly they know it is more transmissable and that leads to more hospitalisations and deaths. Regarding severity of symptoms they do not know yet hence the mass vaccination drive AGAIN :(:( I do agree with whoever posted earlier that there is a fine tightrope with vaccinations. Certain groups in society will be enough is enough . We were told ideal time for a booster is six months , then as Delta increased 5 months , now 3 months. Give us a bottle we'll suck on it.
I thought Van Tam both looked and sounded concerned. They also made it clear they don't know if vaccines are effective against it. That was my take , I detected unease as they had not yet got enough information to identify key areas of concern , therefore solution MORE vaccines as they could get us ahead of the wave was I think the phrase used.
So travel stocks went up, umm, shoot me now.