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\nWe look at the Victorian lockdown and proposals for protecting the vulnerable in nursing homes.
\nIf you are sick of Covid talk you can fast forward to the 38:44 mark.
\nFeedback from Episode 263
\nWaz annoyed and frustrated a few people.
\nFrom Craig
\nYou did a valiant job on the Covid discussion in the last podcast in the face of the challenges of the Beer Sponsor and 12th Man. You were spot on as far as I was concerned. At least for me, banging my head against a wall while listening to the podcast made a difference to yelling at the TV while The Drum is on.
\nFrom Robbie
\nOh my god Waz (Woz?) is infuriating. I usually listen to IFVG as I head to sleep at night and I can spread out the episode over a week, but tonight he’s woken me up and made me want to yell at my phone!
\nFrom Paul
\nHi Trevor,
\nJust wondering if you need another beer sponsor?\u00a0 I’d be happy to buy you a beer, but the BWS in The Gap seems to only accept an order if you can pick up in half an hour.\u00a0 I’m not sure if I can give your name, and I don’t have your phone number, to confirm when I place the order.\u00a0 Any thoughts on the best way to get beer to you?
\nThe reason I offer is to replace Waz, who is honestly the worst guest I’ve had to put up with on your show.\u00a0 He doesn’t listen to contrary evidence, but only the research that proves his own opinions.\u00a0 He has no idea of logical reasoning or argument.\u00a0 He, like the Twelfth Man, seem to be incapable of conceding a point.\u00a0 The two of them are major reasons why I would stop listening to your show and the only reason I do is because of Scott and your persistence in trying to make rational, intelligent arguments.
\nLet me know if you want someone capable of following a logical thought to its conclusion and I’ll join via Zoom.
\nBut either way I’ll still get some beer to you.
\nAll the best,
\nPaul
\nFrom Bronwyn
\nI can only say that I am very glad that Waz is not in charge of Australia’s coronavirus strategy. I simply cannot understand why he persists in arguing for the Swedish approach when their per capita death rate is one of the highest in the world, which\u00a0would equate to about 15,000 deaths in Australia (cf. 189 deaths as of today). Plus their economy has tanked, so there isn’t even an economic argument in favour of their approach. As far as performance indicators go, no one could argue with any credibility that these are good outcomes.
\nAnd as for allowing the virus to go through the population while supposedly protecting the ‘most vulnerable’, you’re completely ignoring the increasing body of evidence indicating that those who survive a COVID infection often have ongoing problems, some of which are quite serious, and which we don’t yet know enough about. It’s not the flu and I certainly don’t want to catch it.
\nI also disagree that the media are driving coronavirus strategy, at least not in Victoria. While there have clearly been some mistakes, the strategy we are following is (and has always been) based on the best epidemiological advice available. I commend Premier Andrews for holding the line on this, even though it’s making him less popular. The reasons why we are still not getting on top of things are complex, but the most important factor which is driving the infection rate appears to be the large numbers of people who are unable to work from home and who go to work while infected. I can’t see a solution to this other than implementing a NZ style elimination strategy, which would effectively close the economy down for a month or so.
\nSo I’m afraid that I had to turn this episode off rather than listen to any more of this garbage, because it just makes me angry. My reaction is possibly due to the fact that I live in Melbourne. We thought our numbers were going down until today,","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/085762e2-797c-4ef4-9b10-434ecde61c07/logo2018v2.jpg"}