Scientist. Mum. Vaccines, Pacific & Public Health. Delve into data. University of Auckland
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Not a very good article. It's just the writer's & taxpayer' alliance's assertions. I want solid comparisons with other similar organisations. What services are they providing. Come on
@rnz
@nzherald
I pay you for what should be quality not shit.
Second dose of Pfizer done. I was keen to wait six weeks but in prevailing environment decided the small effectiveness increase wasn't worth the risk. Four weeks will suffice!
@Jasonwalls92
Why did you need the name of the person/persons who made the error of judge? That was totally inappropriate, invasive and crossing a line. The media don't get to decide about a person's job unless they are the employer.
It sits uneasily with me. Why would you want to associate yourself strongly with so much that has gone wrong with democracy? It's weird & it's a no brainer wrt my vote.
Damien Venuto: Todd Muller's MAGA hat is not okay, via
@nzherald
Can someone please point me in the direction of National's policy on climate change? Maybe I'm going blind but couldn't find one single fucking mention of it in their Cleaner, greener, smarter future section.
I am extremely disappointed to see this from my local mp. He's misrepresenting the numbers here and slurring/smearing those speaking out against the Listener letter
@SiouxsieW
@Knhannah
@hendysh
@JoannaKidman
So this is a thing!!!??? My biggest question is though - how on earth did the data harvesting algorithms come to the conclusion that this might be my thing?
@dr_jon_l
Thanks Dr Jon :-) No intention of debating. My report, along with another group's report, on the effectiveness of the vaccine using NZ data will be available in the New Year. Seasons Greetings ๐๐๐๐๐
Flu flattened. Yet another Plan B overlooked stat. Covid measures have flat lined flu ...so comparing covid to flu fatality becomes a moot point morbidity & mortality from both are reduced with covid measures!
It's been an awful week already with today being a fucking shitter. Sometimes all you can do is cry. Particularly when the blanket that your Mum in Australia crocheted for you arrives, is your fave colour & the prospect of a hug is some distant ambiguous fucking unknown
@Sadie_Maebe
@huhanahickey
Hmmmm that's not ok. As MP he should be representing and advocating for his constituents regardless of whether he's opposition or not. Bad sign.
New Zealand is going to find itself vulnerable, unable to solve looming issues with the environment/ecosystems and lacking innovation which is a genuine driver of economic success (as opposed to pissy shit exploitation stuff)
Including menstrual cycle questions in clinical trials of the covid vaccine would have helped front foot what we now know is a temporary effect of covid vaccination. Not being able to forewarn opened the door for misinformation and subsequent hesitancy
@VikiLovesFACS
Today
@PetousisH
and received another OIA request. I'm hoping this sets a record for OIA requests being met....it begins...for the record I'm a Senior Research Fellow not a professor (soundtrack for that comment; The Lady is a Tramp- Ella Fitzgerald does a marvellous version).
Another OIA request has been made of Helen and I relating to the stolen data and "excess" mortality. OIA provisions are important for transparent government. Helen and I have better things to be doing with our time but hey ho...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern showing fabulous leadership again. Looking forward at trying to solve issues around conspiracy theory and disinformation. Not shying from articulating the complexity. She's spot on.
What an absolute disgrace. I bring you the three stooges...facial expressions wtf - you are meant to be wise leaders not school children startled by a pop quiz, Winston contradicting himself
WTF???!!!! What a fucking nerve given the pummeling poor Siouxsie Wiles has had from predominantly right wing social media. Who are these fragile waifs? Protect from scrutiny???? This is the woman who tried to moan about the govt holding back last week.
Collins argues that she won't name the epidemiology specialists advising on National's policy because she wants to protect them from scrutiny and attacks from the media.
Which means that we're being expected to take it on faith that National is even consulting scientists at all.
This is fabulous! If you aren't already participating in flutracking...please do. Look how useful it is for helping us understand respiratory disease patterns.
I've long been meaning to write about the super clever way
@emilynz
and colleagues have used Flutracking data to tease out hidden Covid-19 incidence in NZ. Their new study offered a nice hook
This paper helps to explain the 're-infection' phenomenon. Re-infection very unlikely to be occurring- it's more likely that the virus drops below detectable levels then pops back again.
Puzzled about re-infection, re-activation, or recurrence of PCR-positivity after revovery from
#COVID19
? Look how PCR toggles between positive and negative toward the end of courses. Yellow=throat swab; red=sputum; grey=stool. Dotted line=detection limit.
@RachelAnn429
@NicoleB_MD
It always amazes me that people who usually call in electrician to get wiring done or a plumber for plumbing think they can learn epidemiology off the internet from mummy blogs
Sco mo is no mo' the leader. Thank goodness sense has prevailed in Australia and Murdoch's bitch of a party has lost power. Hopefully this will mean better, broader climate action.
I am really, really looking forward to holidays. This year seems to have been particularly exhausting. One weekend and one more week to plough through!
Some days I think...why on earth do I bother???!!! Work was bleaugh. On the plus side I found our neighbours guinea pig alive and happy - having had a brief holiday in our garden clippings and pruning compost pile.
Finally get to see the tiny house my sister built for my nephew- now he needs a bit of independence. The external cladding is all re-used, "waste" wood.
Border please, no fucking a, that turns the meaning into a person who rents or pays for a room and board as opposed to a boundary marking where New Zealand jurisdiction begins...repeat indiscretions have triggered my peeve button
Posie Parker doesn't speak for me. Her assertion that she does in the absence of a robustly designed survey and sampling strategy is a sign that she's talking shit and causing trouble.
Watching the listener seven & Dawkins & now Elon Musk versus matauranga Mฤori debate is like a Verdi comedic opera. Loaded with hopelessly inaccurate assumptions. I'll hazard a guess that the listener seven don't know any teenagers currently studying the science curriculum.
When portion sizes, sugar & salt content are predetermined by corporations & products are sold using advertising thatย exploits โfreeโ choice becomes a moot point. โNanny stateโ language deflects from or conceals how choice is manufactured by corporations
I have today prepared estimates of coverage specifically with the MMR vaccine for NZ's children and youth born 2006-2016 - with breakdowns by ethnicity, district health board and year of birth.
@FoxyLustyGrover
The blood lust trying to get the PM to name the person who made a mistake. Excruciatingly horrible Lord of the Flies meets Salem witch trials. Where is the public good there?
OMG serious fan girl swoon! Dolly Parton singing vaccine, vaccine, vaccine to the tune of Jolene! Could I love that woman any more ๐โค๐๐๐๐๐๐
If you start throwing around the term hate speech indiscriminantly without clear definitions you will end up completely undermining efforts & lose the ability to effectively call it out and deal with it. Lots of idiotic, mindless drivel coming out at the moment
If you are parent of a child aged 11 years or less and have kept good vaccination records we would love you to consider participating in our research project which aims to check the accuracy of our National Immunisation Register.
@FMHS_UoA
This is so silly. Last week I used the thumbs up. I'm not a fucken white supremacist. The world according to twitter really is a warped version of reality. It's a common symbol, indicating support & approval, if you fall for this shitty scaremongering you are part of the problem
Got caught in hail on this evenings walk but the light was lovely after it passed through and we were left with setting sun and patchy blue sky with rainbows.
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@dr_matire
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@VanessaSelak
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@sandrahanchard
,
@bridgetdicker
, other amazing peeps & I. Develop your quant or qual research skills and help reduce health inequities
@elegantforceNZ
@Jasonwalls92
No they fucking dont - it's the same reason we dont allow trial by public opinion. It's an employee, employer performance matter.