Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com In her pre-budget speech, the Prime Minister said, “There is no playbook for the recovery we are about to embark on. But nor do we need one. When it has come to COVID-19 we have carved a path based on our people, our health system,
Writing for the Spectator in the UK Dr John Lee explains his ten reasons why he believes the lockdown must end immediately. Writing in this magazine a month ago, I applauded the government’s stated aim of trying to follow the science in dealing with Covid. Such promises are easier
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz Why does New Zealand need a serosurvey? New Zealand urgently needs to test for antibodies to COVID-19. The standard test for COVID-19 at present is a genetic test that only detects whether or not the virus is currently in the body. Serology is a test
Bob Edlin pointofordernz.wordpress.com We are all getting older, but some of us (according to the Minister of Health) are getting older much faster than others “Older” New Zealanders have been defined for policy purposes in a press statement that emerged from the office of Health Minister David Clark
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As I wrote recently on The BFD, governments’ approach to the Chinese Virus pandemic might well be termed the “Moloch Option”, referring to the ancient Mediterranean practice of sacrificing the young to placate malevolent forces. Human sacrifice and especially child sacrifice was a nasty enough business, but some were worse
‘WRECKREATIONAL’ DRUGS “Recreational” drug use is a misnomer – put a ‘w’ on the front and you’d be closer to the truth Former Wellington coroner Garry Evans As commercialisation increases in legalized states, false advertising of marijuana products as being “natural” and “healthier than alcohol and tobacco” have greatly decreased
Simon Thornley covidplanb.co.nz To understand the risks of ending lockdown, it is useful to think of a worst-case scenario. What would happen if ending lockdown led to a fate like Spain, Italy and New York? A well-known epidemiologist has calculated the answer. For individuals aged less than 65
saynopetodope.org.nz JOINT GUMMI BEAR When you think about “marijuana”, you probably immediately think about a joint. But legalising marijuana will be far more than that. People will be popping it between classes, sucking on it while driving, drinking it before work, chewing on it while they talk to
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com We’re about to enter the greatest economic depression in our history. But make no mistake, it’s not been caused by the coronavirus but instead is entirely man-made, singularly attributable to cop-out mismanagement by the government. From time to time we all face difficult
Perspectives on the Pandemic – Episode 6: When Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi held a press conference on April 22nd about the results of testing they conducted at their urgent care facilities around Bakersfield, California, the video, uploaded by a local ABC news affiliate, went viral. After reaching five
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It was an apparently widespread practice in the ancient Mediterranean basin to sacrifice children in order to placate the wrath of the gods. In Carthage, such sacrifices were made to Cronus (echoed in the Greek myth of Saturn devouring his sons). More famously, the Canaanites sacrificed their children to Moloch.
