Despite questions in Parliament Tuesday, intense media interest in the matter yesterday, and advanced notice that I was going to return to the issue yesterday, Minister of Health Andrew Little still hasn’t bothered to find out the most important details about the Covid-positive patient at Middlemore Hospital, National’s
David Seymour ACT Leader The ACT Party yesterday called on the Government to apologise for the mistake that most likely caused the current lockdown – cancelling pre-departure testing from COVID hotspot New South Wales. The Government was always wrong and now by reinstating pre-departure testing from New South Wales, it has
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org In The Covidian Cult (Part I) and (Part II), I characterized the so-called “New Normal” as a “global totalitarian ideological movement.” Since I published those essays, more and more people have come to see it for what it is, not “insanity” or “an overreaction,” but, in
Daniel B. Klein aier.org Daniel Klein is professor of economics and JIN Chair at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, where he leads a program in Adam Smith. As an employee of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I had the honor of receiving an email message: “Vaccinations and Mask
The Government’s move to introduce saliva testing as additional surveillance testing technology is welcome but long overdue, National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop says. “The Roche/Simpson report recommended the urgent rollout of saliva testing a year ago but the Government has been inexplicably slow to make use of
Since becoming familiar with Covid, and constantly being regaled with fear of it, I have been musing as to how similar to the annual flu it might be. I thought a good place to start would be the Ministry of Health’s website. What better place to go than the
R. M. Huffman rt.com R. M. Huffman is a physician, author, and observer of culture. Some doctors are openly discussing refusal to treat patients who decline, for whatever reason, to get the jab. This would set a dangerous precedent and shatter fundamental tenets of medical practice. An insidious sentiment
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Angus Aardvark There was a time when scientists felt an obligation to ‘Science,’ acknowledging that they themselves ‘stood on the shoulders of giants’. Because of that, they felt obliged to openly debate things that did not fit previous views in order to expand human knowledge as they passed the baton
New Zealand’s low vaccination rate can also be credited to late and lazy engagement with primary care providers such as pharmacies, says National’s Health spokesman Dr Shane Reti. “From when the Covid vaccine was first approved for routine vaccine fridges on May 28 this year, the pharmacy credentialing
How ever did we win World War II? Were we always this fearful and risk-averse? Or are we reaping the grim harvest of generations raised in padded cells by an obsessively safety-first culture? Once, at least some of us seemed to really believe that “Who Dares, Wins”. The ruling creed
Woody Greetings David and Judith I wish to address your approach to Covid-19 and more specifically your position on vaccinations and treatment for Covid-19. You along with the Labour government seem determined to push for vaccination of the populace of New Zealand as the only solution to this virus. Never
David Seymour ACT Leader The ACT Party is calling on the Government to have a fair approach to vaccinations after it was revealed “priority access codes for Maori” are being handed out that do not require a booking. The virus doesn’t discriminate on race, so neither should the rollout.
Elisabeth Taylor mercatornet.com Dr Elisabeth Taylor is a graduate from the University of Sydney and Commonwealth scholar with a PhD in Medieval Women’s History from Cambridge University. She now works as a researcher, writer and speaker, presenting on issues relating to gender and sexuality. Australians who rely on
David Seymour ACT Leader The 91-year-old left for hours in a room with a COVID-19 positive patient has today reached out to me, furious at the risks he was exposed to. The elderly man with underlying health conditions, and two other patients were in a ward when a fourth patient
