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Yes, what's being proposed ... in countries where Pfizer is widely available. (e.g. Canada). Interesting as well that Spain have gone the other way: given that incidence of TTS is almost non-existant with AZ second dose, they've opened up second doses of AZ to under 60's. So, Pfizer (or whatever) first, AZ second, to all age groups.

Did you even read the article? They're preferred because recent studies have shown that mixing vaccines can give increased protection. (Also because there's limited availability of AZ in North America, as production is centred in the UK and Europe.) “I wish to emphasize that people who received two doses of AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine should rest assured that the vaccine they received provides good protection against infection, and very good protection against severe disease and hospitalization.” and “We still know from the information that we’re seeing here in B.C., but also primarily in the U.K., where a lot of AstraZeneca has been used, that vaccine effectiveness is very good for both AstraZeneca and the mRNA vaccines,”

This is just BS. None of those countries have suspended AZ. I'm in France, I get my second AZ this week. Germany continues to inject 100K+ AZ doses per day (up to 11 million now). As for Spain: "Spain to lift suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine for second dose in people under 60" https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/spain-lift-suspension-astrazeneca-vaccine-second-dose-people-under-60-2021-05-19/ etc. etc.

A premier who was recently reelected in a landslide.

More codswallop. Also ignorant codswallop, because there is any amount of data out there from multiple studies looking at the effectiveness of all these vaccines. But heh, why bother when conspiracy theories are so much more fun.

Utter codswallop.

No Melksham anywhere. Hope he can get some form back, but at the moment, he's obviously a long way off it.

Nothing to do with agreeing with your flawed reasoning, everything to do with the demographics of those who will have been/remain to be vaccinated. Jesus.

Nonsense, it's not "many" at all, it's a tiny % (1 per 100K = 0.001%). Your anti-AZ diatribes are not based on facts. Meanwhile, Pfizer are showing 2-5% with a serious reaction to the second dose, and Moderna are showing .1% with adverse reactions bad enough to require hospitalisation. Also Meanwhile: "statistically, aspirin is two hundred times more dangerous than AstraZeneca" https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-a-covid-jab-is-safer-than-taking-aspirin

Even countries like Albania and Cambodia have higher vaccination rates than Australia. The doses are there.

Don't hold your breath. On the other hand, plenty of studies give figures around 80% (e.g., WHO), though more and more studies are showing a substantial % of "mild" cases where symptoms persist long-term, often with fairly debilitating impacts on quality of life, work etc.

All current studies are showing improved immunity through mixing vaccine types. I believe that the UK study you're referring to was examining safety, especially around TTS (thrombosis), where getting a second AZ dose doesn't increase risk, mainly because TTS only occurs on first doses. i.e., if you didn't get it first time round, you won't get it on the second.

Happily AZ vaxxed here. Would do it again without hesitation.

Not amongst the young, who remain mostly unvaccinated - and where the spread is coming from.

Geelong very good, lots of experience right across the ground. Home and away counts for nothing once finals begin, and can't help but feel that Cats and Richmond will be there when the big boys come out to play.

Lack of confidence could help explain that. (or not, of course ...)

Not sure Viney will be straight in. Has been out for a long time. A half in the VFL first? Don't know that we can afford too many passengers against Essendon, they've got their tails up at the moment.

https://twitter.com/melbournefc/status/1404354243411070977?s=20

We're a game clear at the top of the ladder, we've beaten all the other contenders we've faced ... yet true to Demonland form, the sky is falling. Pathetic.

Short of injuries creating openings, on current form it's hard to see Melksham getting too many more games this year.

Don't quite read it that way myself. Good chance that M Brown doesn't get a run, suspect that they'd rather Ben B has a confirmed start and plays out a match, even at a lower level (or intra-club or whatever).

Not to mention, Melksham was dropped, and was replaced by Chandler ... who had about 4 touches. Only like-for like player for that position would be Jones, but presumably Langdon for Melksham and either Sparrow or Petracca push up into the high-half forward role.

You have such low number of cases because of the lockdowns. Chickens and eggs.

Er ... children can (and do) transmit to their families, parents, grandparents etc. etc. As I posted above, I know someone in her forties who's currently looking at being unable to work for the rest of her life due to the long-term effects of Covid picked up from a child.

Second part of that is just not true. I'm in France, and we've been in some kind of lockdown, including periods of hard lockdown, for going on 6 months from last October, just coming out of it now. I should also point out that across most of that period we were losing +/- 300 people PER DAY. Yes, there've been no crowds at the footy for a couple of weeks, but people from over here look at Australia gobsmacked at what you're able to do.