Crowds are back (maybe)
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...nt-directions/
Any club that doesn't at least let owners back immediately (and therefore the few others that turn up) are not trying hard enough
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Crowds are back (maybe)
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...nt-directions/
Any club that doesn't at least let owners back immediately (and therefore the few others that turn up) are not trying hard enough
It is hard to believe Yarra Valley Cup Day meeting is NOT allowed a crowd
Owners should be allowed back as a priority if they are fully vaccinated. It’s all happening around us , shopping, concerts, thoroughbred racing , travel and a the people who are putting on the show are not allowed on all tracks !! Ridiculous .
We're not the only ones suffering, I cannot believe that Dunkeld's once a year iconic cup was run without a crowd yesterday
PeterProfit saying that NSW is covering up that some big name participants have Covid
Huge cover up ... only a public released statement 22 Dec. PP has 0 credibility. Womans weekly of harness racingQuote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/...id=wrfHY64KcHg
This isn't about harness but having done some research on the weekend I thought I would share it
Using Australia's figures up until Saturday here is a cross-section of the risk from Covid
3 in 100,000 ‘twenties’ that get it die
3 in 1,000 ‘sixties’
3 in 27 ‘nineties’
Now I know the young are not worried about getting it (we become more risk adverse as we get older) but I equate the 'twenties' risk to being told that "3 people that go to the Grand Final are not going home" - would you think twice about going. Of course we cannot let it control our life but maybe we should still be seriously trying not to get it
Just reporting (because the papers are hiding these figures away) that:
In Australia 42 people a day are dying from Covid (that is the average for the last week)
Don't let anyone tell you that that is similar to the flu - worst flu deaths year 2017 saw average daily deaths of 3.23
Not harness related, I know, but do not let anybody tell you that Covid is yesterday's news
It took over a year for Australia to record 1,000 Covid deaths
We are now seeing 1,000 a month
You would hope that leaving winter behind might see a drop but now people do not have to isolate so a drop might be fanciful
Remember the uproar last century when the Road Toll passed 1,000 for a year - the campaigns and action taken
Covid is being swept under the carpet
If 1,000 a month were dieing of flu we would likely all be hibernating
1,000 a month dieing in Australia from Covid - be careful people
I hope this Age link works
https://todayspaper.smedia.com.au/th...B8D8&mode=text
Not sure we'd all be hibernating if 1000 people died of the flu. More than that die of heart disease but theres a Maccas on every corner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Yes Brendan about 1,500 die from coronary heart disease every month (mind you that is not quite half of all cardiovascular disease deaths)
It is very interesting to note that that figure was 5 times worse in 1980. The improvement is mind boggling
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hear...-heart-disease
What is allowed eg Maccas is not a great indicator of what is OK, after all we still sell cigarettes
The hibernating might have been a bit of hyperbole but many people really think Covid is more or less over when it is killing more people in a month than it did in the first year
Not so much what is legally allowed but the level of imposition society is prepared to put on themselves as a whole and individually for health. Sure when it was an unknown people got on board hibernation, but eating vegies or not smoking is a far lesser imposition than hibernation. Its not that people don't know about health disease, cancer, covid or think its old news, its that they take their chances and prioritise current lifestyle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Just remember that's a 1000 a month die with covid. They will not give us figures on how many died just from the virus. I have seen reports that up to 90% are dying from it and I've seen reports that only 10% are dying from it. So the true number is somewhere in between.
Bottom line is if your are worried about it stay home but don't try and force us all to stay home.
Better information would certainly be appreciated, Rick.
I don't think people who are dying of the known major causes of death are being 'double listed' by the Government
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/life...auses-of-death
The latest figures are pre-covid. Bloody awful reading the number 1 cause for 15 - 44yo's
Nobody is 'forcing all to stay home' anymore but anybody who does not self isolate, when they know they have it, are simply selfish bastards IMO
I reckon a death in one's family could change many people's perspective
From an Age article today
There were 156 COVID-related deaths reported in the state in the past week, an average of 22 per day
This is just Victoria
Just so that people know because I feel the government are treating us like mushrooms
How many heart disease and cancer? They arent front page news why would another disease be front page news?
Yes, we have had this debate before Brendan. I think the difference is that while Cancer and Heart Disease are progressive illness for which there is public research and programs, Covid is something that you could get this morning when you go and buy your coffee. You are probably young and fit and not particularly in danger of becoming a statistic but what about an older family member you see on a weekly basis. I just don't think there is enough education and masking going on.
ps I do not want front page news, just to be informed. I subscribe to the Age (not sure why) and hardly ever read the digital newspaper anymore but rather scan their webpage. They used to have a little box about Covid which linked you to more info if you were interested - no longer. What you will find is meaningless articles like 'How the tennis is coping without Nick the Brat' or 'Michael Clarke's domestic' or 'The most anticipated video games for 2023"
I understand that they may all have their 'small' space BUT you will find these same articles on The Age homepage for 3 or 4 days (unchanged). It is getting to the point that one can hardly be bothered wading through the garbage to find real news/what of importance is happening in the world
LOL (not really) Just noticed todays top line story is about the surge in fatal heart attacks
pps Covid blamed!