For all those people who think epidemiologists only ever call for lockdowns - here's the place that I live. We haven't had a statewide lockdown since June 2020, and 
we won't have another one againhttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/1354202961505710080 …
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Specifically, through dedicated testing and massive contact tracing efforts, we've controlled two major outbreaks with only relatively minor restrictions in the last 8 months
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As a personal example, I went to a pub for dinner then out to a show two weeks ago. Lots of masking, and there were COVID-19 restrictions in place, but even at the tail end of an outbreak life here was pretty normal in many respects
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Replying to @GidMK
When do you think all your vulnerable will have been vaccinated? Will you not have a resurgence again in June if not?
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Current vaccination rollout is scheduled to begin in a few weeks time. Anything is possible, but I would be quite surprised given our experience in the last 12 months
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Would you say being 6 Months out season wise with Europe/USA and being one of the last countries to have a first wave, plus now being able to be vaccinated before your winter arrives is the biggest factors? Dont get me wrong your country has done amazing but also lucky?
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Not at all. Victoria controlled their outbreak during winter - they had a similar number of daily cases to Belgium in July, but by the time that Belgium was seeing 10,000s a day Victoria was down to no cases at all
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