Norman Swan

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10,274 appearances 109 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2020 last heard 11 Aug

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What's That Rash? · Why are we still waiting for travel bubbles? · 14 Dec 2020 podcast

No, and one of the that's exactly right.

And one of the great things about the cov there have to be many great things about COVID nineteen is that this does not seem to happen with COVID nineteen and young kids.

Although it does happen with cor other coronaviruses.

So it's not a the kids don't seem to transmit it at young kids at the same rate as older kids.

So that's been a blessing.

Whereas influenza does pass quite viciously between kids

uh under five.

And y one of the first things you do if you've got an influenza pandemic 'cause you shut down um kindies and schools because that's an environment where kids are going to spread it and it's very, very hard to control.

If you want to ask a question or make a comment, please go to abc.net.au slash Coronacast, click on Ask a Question and mention Coronacast on the way through and we'll pick it up.

We'll see you tomorrow.

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What's That Rash? · Why are health authorities still struggling to communicate? · 30 Nov 2020 podcast

And I'm physician and journalist, Dr. Norman Swan. voice-verified

It's Tuesday, the 1st of December, and this time a year ago, there was a virus circulating in Hubei province, just starting to get reported, probably spread from mid-November, and things are just gathering pace under the radar. voice-verified

One year ago. voice-verified

Okay. voice-verified

I'll hold myself back. voice-verified

I think that what you're seeing here is an early forgetfulness, if you like, of the key message from this pandemic throughout. voice-verified

It doesn't matter really what country you're in, is that if you've got consistent messaging from the leadership, in other words, political leadership and your public health leadership, then voice-verified

then people trust that and they follow it. voice-verified

And hopefully that advice is solid. voice-verified

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