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Why is Qantas excluded from carrying Australia's vaccines?

  It seems odd that Covid19 vaccines arriving in Australia are being flown in by Singapore Airlines.. Why isn’t the Government using our national carrier, Qantas. In these difficult times it would be good to support a home-grown business.

Facebook takes on Australian Government

  It's hard to believe hysterical arguments over Facebook’s response to australian Government legislation to try to force payments to private news businesses. Facebook is a free service available to anyone who wants to use it, but why would anyone use it as a source of news when they can go directly to news websites or various providers such as Huffington Post, Microsoft News,ABC News, Guardian Australia or the Daily Mail? Weather information can be accessed directly from BOM, so WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

Government inaction may thwart quantum computers

  High speed computer processing by supercomputers is only a step away from being available to anyone who can afford it, but Government apathy may limit access. Medium sized quantum processors will soon be available to add to our computers (if we can be bothered)but there is some doubt that the quantum software will be ready to run them. Most software companies have failed to invest in the algorithms and features needed to drive the devices. It seems unlikely there will be any benefit in using sophisticated quantum computers for anyone but researchers and engineers needing to solve complex problems.

Are Covid vaccines fully tested?

  With time rapidly approaching for the rollout of COVID19 vaccines, can Australians be satisfied that sufficient trials have beern undertaken to establish the safety and efficacy of the various products. When researchers began to develop what they hoped would be an effective COVID-19 vaccine, it was already known that H1N1 influenza – a novel virus, like COVID-19 – had more severe effects on overweight patients. People with a body mass index of 30 or above had a higher risk of hospitalization and death from H1N1. A 2017 study at the University of North Carolina discovered that the flu shot was less effective in patients with excess weight or obesity. It is not known if similar studies have been carried out yet on any of the Covid19 vaccines. The UK has started trials on children. Why should we trust vaccines that have not been fully tested?