Australia Resilience System Working Group

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Fri, 2009-01-16 10:38 — Slade Beard

The mission of this working group is to articulate and shape issues of resilience and sustainability in Australia as they may be implemented as reforms of current policies, as well as contemplate and make recommendations for more extensive critiques and proposals for state and local systems transformation, as may be necessary or desirable beyond the scope of traditional reforms being undertaken by the current Australian national government and Australian local government proposals.

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This Working Group is focused on developing an Australian Resilience System to ensure resilience and sustainability for Australians.

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OVERVIEW: Australia, U.S. Europe, cruise line

Tue, 2021-06-29 10:08 — mike kraft

The Latest: LA County urges indoor masks even if vaccinated LOS ANGELES — Health officials in Los Angeles County are recommending, but not making mandatory that people wear masks indoors in public places regardless of their vaccination status. The recommendation in the nation’s most populous county is aimed at preventing the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus. AP NEWS

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Sydney imposes restyrictions after outbreak of Covid cases

Thu, 2021-06-24 16:09 — mike kraft

Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak Australia's most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), reported a double digit rise in new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the third straight day as officials fight to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. Renju Jose Reuters

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Some Countries that Did Well With Covid Are Slow on Vaccines

Sat, 2021-04-17 12:57 — mike kraft

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Australia’s pandemic experience offers a potential model for Indigenous health care --experts say EY

Sun, 2021-04-11 20:22 — mike kraft

Australia made a plan to protect Indigenous elders from covid-19. It worked. The pandemic ravaged first-nation communities in many parts of the world. Australia bucked the trend. Rachel Pannett Washington Post

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Italy blocks AstraZeneca vaccine shipoment to Australia, using new regulations

Thu, 2021-03-04 12:35 — mike kraft

Covid: Italy 'blocks' AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia The bar on shipping 250,000 doses amid a row with the firm is backed by the EU. BBC News

The Italian government has blocked the export of an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine shipment to Australia.

The decision affects 250,000 doses of the vaccine produced at an AstraZeneca facility in Italy.

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One Case, Total Lockdown: Australia’s Lessons for a Pandemic World

Tue, 2021-02-02 14:53 — mike kraft

SYDNEY, Australia — One case. One young security guard at a quarantine hotel who tested positive for the coronavirus and experienced minor symptoms.

That was all it took for Perth, Australia’s fourth-largest city, to snap into a complete lockdown on Sunday. One case and now two million people are staying home for at least the next five days. One case and now the top state leader, Mark McGowan, who is facing an election next month, is calling on his constituents to sacrifice for each other and the nation.

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ANALYSIS: How Melbourne, Australia, eradicated Covid-19

Sat, 2020-12-05 19:59 — mike kraft

How Melbourne eradicated Covid-19 Life is almost back to normal in Melbourne, Australia. Here’s how they did it. Dylan Scott Vox

In July and August, the Australian state of Victoria was going through a second Covid-19 wave. Local leaders set an improbable goal in the face of that challenge. They didn’t want to just get their Covid-19 numbers down. They wanted to eliminate the virus entirely.

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Can a nose-full of chicken antibodies ward off coronavirus infections?

Wed, 2020-11-11 20:36 — mike kraft

Can a nose-full of chicken antibodies ward off coronavirus infections? A novel project aims to temporarily protect humans from COVID-19 with a nasal spray Science | AAAS

While the world waits for a widely available, safe, and effective COVID-19 vaccine, scientists are becoming ever more creative in their search for other ways to protect people from the disease. Now, a clinical trial has begun in Australia to find out whether nasal drops that contain chicken antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can offer temporary protection.

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Australia has almost eliminated the coronavirus — by putting faith in science

Fri, 2020-11-06 11:06 — mike kraft

Australia has almost eliminated the coronavirus — by putting faith in science Political leaders persuaded Australians to take the pandemic seriously and implemented effective responses based on medical advice. A. Odysseus Patrick Washington Post

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OVERVIEW: Worldwide roundup

Wed, 2020-11-04 11:20 — mike kraft

Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus As voters in the United States stream to the polls after a rancorous presidential campaign, Europe faces fresh curbs to contain a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters Staff U.S.

Reuters) - As voters in the United States stream to the polls after a rancorous presidential campaign, Europe faces fresh curbs to contain a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak.

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