An Aucklander who spent six minutes at a store where a Covid-19 case was working had to wait nearly eight hours on the phone to get advice from Healthline.
Even if this item isn t correct in every detail it illustrates cracks in the Covid management policy widening. Are front-line workers being properly paid and rested? Are investigators really on top of their job keeping up with the urgency needed, that was shown earlier on? NZ can t afford to be complacent. Recently one student was phoned a number of times without success, and a visit to the house wasn t made. In the meantime the virus was being spread.
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Reset Australia
A newly formed coalition of health and technology experts is calling on the Australian Parliament to force Big Tech companies to reveal the true extent of COVID-19 misinformation.
In a letter sent to the Australian Parliament today, the coalition warns unchecked misinformation risks Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
They have called on politicians to introduce a Big Tech ‘Live List’, which details the most popular coronavirus-related material being shared online.
The coalition, led by Reset Australia, includes the Immunisation Coalition, the I mmunisation Foundation of Australia, Coronavax and the Doherty Institute.
“Rampant misinformation on social media is hampering Australia’s COVID-19 efforts and may deter widespread take up of the future vaccine,” said Chris Cooper, executive director of Reset Australia, the local affiliate of the global initiative working to counter digital threats to democracy a