Quarantine must be made to work better
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Since the most recent return to lockdown, the message from Victoria’s government to its population has been that “we know how to do this”. However with the latest breach of hotel quarantine, a reasonable response is “are you sure?”. Moreover, those voices asking why we have to keep doing it – and more importantly, whether the government is learning from its mistakes – have grown increasingly urgent and authoritative.
Age, Professor Lindsay Grayson – an expert witness at last year’s state inquiry into hotel quarantine and leading infectious diseases expert – says that infection controls within the state’s quarantine hotel system still aren’t strict enough when it comes to protective equipment and procedures. He also argues that talk of the challenge posed by the so-called UK variant of the virus is mis
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The slow steady pace of Covid-19 vaccinations continues, but it will take time to get to so called “herd immunity.”
Liz Healy, Infection Control Specialist with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says immunity levels are still very low…
Healy says it will take a while to get to broad based immunity.
Healy says they use the vaccines they get very quickly..
Avera Sacred Heart will move their vaccine clinic to the Yankton Mall this week. Appointments are needed to get the shots. Tags:
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Covid-19 vaccines have been approved with Pfizer last week and Moderna getting the nod this weekend.
The vaccines have been received in the area and front-line health care workers are getting the shots.
This week we hear from Avera Health and how they are handling the vaccines and immunizing their employees.
Liz Healy is the Infection Control Specialist with Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton and says they are working with the state to distribute the vaccines..
Dr David Basel is Vice President for Quality Control for Avera Health. He says the vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic…https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/weekend-file-for-12-20-2020THe