Farewells, Coronavirus Concerns, Aesthetic Company

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Last Friday night I attended two farewells of a very differing nature. One was at The Prince Alfred as an unofficial goodbye organised by Greg S., to a few work colleagues who had found greener pastures. It was a good opportunity not only to catch up with said individuals but also everyone else nearly all of whom I hadn't seen in the previous

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[deborahkla]

I would have been unnerved by such a large crowd as well, especially since there are concerns tha the vaccines aren't effective against the Omicron variant! I'm glad you were able to visit the National Gallery again.

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Yeah, we're not sure about the effectiveness of existing vaccines. Maybe partially effective?

https://www.smh.com.au/national/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-omicron-variant-20211129-p59czh.html

There's also a possibility that it's not as deadly, but is a lot more infectious.

"No Omicron-linked deaths had yet been reported, though further research was needed to assess its potential to resist vaccines and immunity induced by previous infections, it added."

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/omicron-poses-very-high-global-risk-countries-must-prepare-who-2021-11-29/

Early days on this one. Stay safe!

[deborahkla]

Yes, I will most definitely stay safe! You too!