The vaccines won't 'stop it', but should reduce the severity of...

The vaccines won't 'stop it', but should reduce the severity of the illness, allowing Australia to (not before time) 'open up'.

The panicky moves of State Premiers have a huge cost to the Australian economy, including to REX, QAN and Virgin Australia.

At present, the median age of death in Australia from COVID-19 is 86 years, above the typical life expectancy for both females and males.


'The Australian' online on Monday 12 July 2021's afternoon reports:

(this won't please The Hon John Sharp, Deputy Chairman REX or competitors such as Mr Alan Joyce, Qantas CEO or Mrs Jayne Hrdlicka, Virgin Australia CEO):

"Victoria Police has revealed it is planning for an extended border closure with NSW despite not knowing exactly how long the shut out of the state’s northern neighbours will last.

About 350 officers are now stationed along the Murray River from Mildura to Mallacoota after all of NSW and the ACT was declared a red zone by Victoria’s chief health officer overnight.

Only Victorian residents returning from NSW or the ACT are allowed to enter the state but will need to complete 14 days quarantine once they arrive back.

The Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney worsened overnight with 112 new local cases announced on Monday – the highest daily spike of the lockdown.

Victoria Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Michael Grainger said he wasn’t sure how long the border closure would last, but it looked like being at least another month..."