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Stephen Parnis

8 months

Australia. Divided and polarised, still unable to come to terms with our history. It's easy to tear things down, so much harder to build & nurture. I, for one, will keep trying to listen to those whose voice has been ignored.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

This afternoon, hundreds of antivax protesters blockaded Flemington Rd & made it difficult & traumatic for sick kids, their families & the staff to get to RCH. I am disgusted beyond words at their ignorance & malice. You are beneath contempt.

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

The Premier looks knackered. I'm grateful for his dedication, but if I had a colleague in emergency who worked so many days in a row, I'd order them home for their health, safety & performance. Nobody should criticise him having a day off. #springst #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

A heavy heart as I leave the covid zone today. They're all unvaccinated. The treatment options are limited. I know some of them are going to die. I hate that they these cases are all preventable. I wish I could walk the hesitant & the complacent through here. #Covid19Vic

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

In one of my hospitals, it takes 5 days of cleaning to get a #COVID19Vic ward safe to resume elective surgery. That's how infectious this virus is. That's why shortcuts advocated by some experts in journalism, economics & politics need to be politely dismissed. #springst #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Journalism should inform & empower the community, particularly in a crisis. This headline in today's @australian is intended to divide & mislead. It is unconscionable, & deserves condemnation. #COVID19nsw #COVID19Vic #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Let's be careful with language. Millions of us live quite normally with underlying conditions. If it is used as a measure of risk, fine. If it is used to somehow mitigate responsibility for bad outcomes, that's unacceptable. #Covid19Aus #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

I recently treated a man whose colonoscopy was delayed by Melbourne's Second Wave. He presented with widespread, incurable cancer. Victims of the #COVID19Aus pandemic don't just present with difficulty breathing. That's why we must clamp down on outbreaks & get vaccinated ASAP.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

4 years

Home after a rough, understaffed shift in #Emergency . More & more #COVID19 , some needing ICU. The stress is showing in many colleagues, but I'm so proud of the way they just keep stepping up. Please, please lock yourselves down, because if this continues, we'll struggle. #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

At the worst of the 2020 #COVID19Vic 2nd Wave, 50 of our 450 ICU beds had Covid patients fighting for life. Enormous stress on staff & the system. #COVID19nsw already sees >30 in ICU. Younger, unvaccinated, more severe illness. The heroes are #healthcareworkers , not protesters.

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

As we see #COVID19Vic numbers slowly decline, I think it's time for Australia to acknowledge a debt of gratitude owed to Victorians. Enormous hardship has been endured to fight the 2nd wave & reduce the risk to other states. We're one country, not six colonies. #auspol #springst

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

If you want to work in healthcare, you need to be vaccinated against #COVID19Aus . If you refuse, after all the advice & specialist support needed, then you shouldn't be a #healthcareworker . We're there to provide care & make people & colleagues safer. #COVID19Vic

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

I don't care how good a tennis player he is. If he's refusing to get vaccinated, he shouldn't be allowed in. If this exemption is true, it sends an appalling message to millions seeking to reduce #COVID19Aus risk to themselves & others. #Vaccination shows respect, Novak.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

Having treated more than one unvaccinated protester over recent months, I can tell you that their hubris evaporates when they realise they are having trouble breathing. #Covid19Vic #Covid19Aus

Thousands rally against Victorian pandemic legislation as more protesters catch COVID

Thousands of protesters calling for Victoria's pandemic legislation to be repealed march through the streets of Melbourne, as a similar demonstration takes place in Perth.

www.abc.net.au

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

I love the fact that so many Australians have excellent bullshit radars.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

It's under control in ED this morning, though plenty of cases needing to have #Covid19Vic excluded by assessment/testing. We can't imagine how tough it is for our NSW colleagues. To the Vic community enduring lockdown & suppressing cases, you have our gratitude.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Time for a break from Twitter. The personal abuse gets a bit much at time. Stay well in lockdown, and don't take your frustrations out on each other.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Seeing far, far too many patients in Emergency this morning who should've had their #Covid19Vic vaccinations by now, but haven't. Elderly, people with chronic medical conditions, etc. I'm over the excuses & lack of urgency. Cases are climbing, & complacency can be fatal.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

4 years

The hospitals are slowly reverting to whatever passes for normal these days. I'm weary, & so are my colleagues. I'm not sure I'd be able to do this again, so please - whatever happens from here, don't let the case numbers climb again. #COVID19Vic #springst #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

I'm getting tired of the question "Who is to blame?", when the question should be "What do you need?". There's a time & a place for everything. #COVID19Victoria #auspol #springst

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

Time for candour. I support the plan put forward to emerge from #covid19vic 's 2nd wave. Transparent & safe. I resent the recent language used by the PM & some of his ministers to undermine that plan. They're behaving like the state opposition, not the fed govt. #springst #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

One of my dear colleagues is in hospital with #COVID19Aus on high-flow oxygen. She's young & fit. It's a reminder to me that youth & fitness aren't a guarantee of mild infection. Do all you reasonably can to reduce your risks - it really matters.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

First day back in Emergency since Victoria has changed tack on #COVID19Vic . All my colleagues know what's coming...the only questions are how long & how bad it could get. We'll look after each other, because that's the only way we'll get to the other side of this. #COVID19Aus

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

I won't comment on other sectors, but if you're a #healthcareworker & you still refuse vaccination against #Covid19aus , then there really is no place for you in patient care. You fail to understand unequivocal scientific evidence, & you put your patients & colleagues at risk.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

My 13 year old got vaccinated this afternoon. No fuss, no tantrums. I saw this pattern repeated by a lot of 12-15 year olds at our GP's practice. A lot of adults could learn from their example. #COVID19Vic #COVID19Aus

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

We're doing it hard at the moment, but at times, the struggle & heartache disappear. A stranger saw something I said recently, & presented it to me. I'm proud to share it, because the message reminds us we're enduring hardship for the best of reasons - to protect our vulnerable.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

This is an incredibly difficult time for Victorians, as they seek to make sense of the tightrope that tries to balance easing restrictions with the real risk of overwhelming the hospital system. There are helpful info sources, & then there's rubbish like this. #Covid19Vic

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Today is an utterly spectacular day. After six months apart, my beloved wife Fiona joins me in Melbourne, and we finally get to have what most married couples take for granted. We can now share a home and a life together ❤️.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

For those at #Melbourneprotest - how have you contributed to community safety & wellbeing since March 2020? - how much do you really understand about vaccine science? - are your sources of news & information credible? We're stronger & safer together. Not this blind anger & chaos

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

I dread these calls. A close friend - a doctor who was kind, generous & loved by so many - has taken his own life. Doctors are good at so many things, and that includes hiding personal distress 💔.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

1 year

Across the health system tonight, ward Covid zones are full. Again. Emerg Depts are overrun & demand has to be seen to be believed. Again. It's a case of staff trying to get through the shift, giving the best care they can. Again. But it's like holding back the tide. Again.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

4 years

And thanks for the enormous contribution you have made to driving that number down, @sophieelsworth . Forgive my sarcasm, but you & your ilk have fomented anxiety & discord as many of us have put ourselves at risk to keep people safe. #springst #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Asking colleagues how they're going. Many shaken by the actions of rioters. We're astounded that vaccination centres have to review security or even close because of threats. It's time for overwhelming gestures of community support for vaccination centres & HCWs. #Covid19Vic

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Abysmal leadership. She has essentially given up on control measures beyond vaccination rollout. Life & health should come before all else. Meanwhile, there will be more avoidable deaths. This time, NSW stands out for all the wrong reasons. #COVID19Aus #COVID19NSW

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Three new cases in Melbourne, which aren't in one place. Reportedly linked to the Sydney outbreak. It beggars belief after all we have learned & endured that NSW is still not going harder in suppressing the current outbreak. You don't play games with #COVID19Aus .

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

Irrespective of the courtroom sideshow, we should be a bit more focussed on the devastating impact of this #COVID19Aus wave, & less on one tennis player who has made his disdain for #vaccination clear for 2 years.

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

After two years of playing cat & mouse with #Covid19 , I've finally got it, & it's not pleasant. I'm surprised it took this long to happen, to be honest. So grateful I have had a course of 3 vaccinations to reduce risk of severity.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

I saw my first seriously ill #COVID19Vic for 2021 today. The oxygen levels, chest xray changes, the complexities around intubation. No vaccination. It won't be the last case, that's for sure. It's why I advocate so hard for vaccination. This was preventable.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

I know I speak for an enormous number of colleagues when I express my confidence & respect for the work being done by @VictorianCHO , & all his colleagues across Australia. Their burden of responsibility is terrible & heavy. The work is never easy, & the stakes high. #COVID19Vic

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

I wasn't going to comment today, but I felt compelled to after watching the evening news. @JoshFrydenberg 's criticism of the Victorian approach to #COVID19Vic was cheap, irresponsible opportunism. There's no economic recovery if a 3rd wave comes along. #auspol #springst

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

If Victorians vote tomorrow according using the Covid19 response as their yardstick, remember this: for much of that time, we had a highly infectious virus with no available vaccine & appalling death/illness rates. The measures saved lives. Who saved life, & who played politics?

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

If you think the restrictions or getting vaccinated is hard, imagine being a patient or a HCW turning up to hospital and seeing this. This is what we are facing in parts of Melbourne at present. #COVID19Vic

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Ambulance ramping Northern Hospital Melbourne.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

I've found that on days when I work a late shift, I have to shut out the news cycle (esp the 70%="opening up" mantra), various #COVID19Aus data, & all the "expert" advice telling me & my colleagues how to provide emergency care. We're doing our best in oppressive circumstances.

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

I see #AgedCare residents every day I practice emergency medicine. They are frail, & they are precious. Far too many receive substandard care, & wither, because our aged care system has rewarded entrepreneurs over carers since the 90s. It must undergo fundamental change. #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

I'll be off-line from now until 31 July. Take care of yourselves & each other.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Melbourne hospitals have been intensely preparing for inevitable increases in #Covid19Vic patients We're tired like everyone after the last 18 months. We're not interested in the "hero" label. We're proud to do our work. If you want to show your support, just get vaccinated. Now.

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

With the rapid rise in #COVID19Aus cases now taking place across much of Australia, a reminder - if you're vaccinated, your chances of getting very sick are generally small. But if you do get sicker, thousands of us will be ready, willing & able to care for you. You're not alone

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

What's worse than seeing very sick #Covid19Vic individuals? Seeing entire families hit by the virus, across multiple generations. An elderly man sick in hospital, unaware his wife had died in another hospital. All unvaccinated. Avoidable.

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

On his 2nd anniversary. In respectful memory of Dr Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who alerted the world to #Covid19 in spite of attempts at suppression by his government. His efforts saved the lives of many patients & colleagues, but cost him his own. May he rest in peace.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

The irony of a premier whose words are of admiration for her state's frontline healthcareworkers, but whose actions have done more than any other to endanger them. Sickening. #COVID19nsw

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

When the history of this pandemic is written, one of the greatest tragedies will be that we waited around like sitting ducks while millions of doses of locally-made, safe, effective AstraZeneca vaccine doses lay waiting in fridges for beneficiaries who wouldn't come. #COVID19Aus

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

No level of frustration can justify the bastardry of these actions. Respectful disagreement is the hallmark of a civilised society, even during a global pandemic. In a community, we care for each other. Those responsible effectively say to hell with the rest of us.

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Protesters break through the police line, an officer gets assaulted and trampled by demonstrators, people are screaming and covered in capsicum spray @theage

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

What a mad, self-defeating, paranoid world we live in. I treat more blood clots in 3 months than have been discovered in AZ vaccine recipients worldwide. No causal link. Our problem is vaccine supply, not safety #COVID19Aus #auspol

Blood-clotting case in AstraZeneca vaccine recipient being taken 'very seriously'

Australia's Acting Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd confirms authorities are investigating a "probable" case of a rare clotting disorder in an Australian man who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.

www.abc.net.au

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

@sophieelsworth I know a tantrum when I see one. Finger pointing, self-pity & an oversimplification of the issues. I'm working in emergency for people like you too.

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

When you're a leader, you set the tone by example. With soaring #COVID19Aus cases, admissions & hospitals under siege, wearing masks is the right thing to do to reduce transmission. It's not a big ask, & it's not about ideology. #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Melbourne, 70 years ago, during a polio epidemic. A decade later, Salk & Sabin's vaccines meant these iron lungs would not be needed for the vaccinated. In this #COVID19Aus pandemic, it is a triumph of science to have vaccines so soon, to keep us out of ICU. Don't hesitate.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Awful, stressful #COVID19Vic numbers today. But I'm focussed on the incredible professionalism and service of the people around me in Emergency today, and the care we can provide to our patients in very trying circumstances. One decision at a time.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

Enough of this ugly sideshow about a tennis player who scoffs at #vaccination . What matters here is the way #Covid19 is hammering millions of Australians, in ways we should have imagined, & could have better managed. #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Part of my approach to confronting #Covid19Vic will be to ignore the NSW Premier, beyond her calls for vaccination. Australia will have to deal with this third wave in spite of her, not because of her. She has held a gun to the head of this nation by thinking she knows better.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Just had my 2nd #vaccination today - proud & grateful to receive it. But I'm tired of the inept performance of the federal govt on the #COVID19Aus vaccine roll-out. They can't blame the states for this one, & @GregHuntMP is MIA. Transparency & urgency is needed #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Today, I marry the woman who has transformed my life, in the presence of many of my loved ones. My heart is full. It is my wish that you all may feel that joy in some way.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Injuries from today's protests are being treated in already overworked, stressed emergency departments that struggle with #COVID19Vic outbreaks & staff in isolation. They will all receive good care, as long as we have the resources to provide it. Proud of my HCW colleagues (1)

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

I made the mistake of watching the #COVID19nsw conference in full. Entirely reactive, refusing to broaden or harden restrictions, blithely hoping vaccines will save the day (when at best, they will take months to work). I hope they realise they need help, & fast.

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

This morning, @VictorianCHO began by acknowledging his respect for a migrant community in Melbourne in the pandemic spotlight recently. An apology for undue distress. Brett's conduct embodies the best of our profession: expertise, ethics & empathy. #COVID19Vic #springst #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

Just when I think we might be turning the corner, #COVID19Vic bites back hard. When I see younger colleagues presenting seriously unwell to hospital, reality hits home. We have so little margin for error in lifting restrictions. That should temper any impatience #auspol #springst

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

Our staffing rosters can no longer be described as having holes. The term "vast chasms of emptiness" seems more appropriate. Delayed care is unavoidable, & we are sorry. I'm sure this is being repeated across multiple services across Australia for weeks to come. #Covid19Au

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Keep an eye on the UK. Their "Freedom Day" move might thrill libertarians, but it horrifies most doctors. A few days of partying, then hospitals overwhelmed. Their Vax rates aren't high enough. You fight these things with expertise, not ideology. #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

There's a myth being propagated that you can let #Covid19 move through the community, yet somehow isolate and protect the vulnerable (eg aged care centres). You can't. High rates of community transmission inevitably get into vulnerable communities & kill many. #auspol #springst

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Great to see mass gatherings in Melbourne today - at vaccination centres. Those of us heading to work in hospitals are encouraged & supported by the actions of the determined, generous majority. #COVID19Vic

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2 years

I have woken each day for 2 years, with my 1st thought being to review the new #Covid19Aus stats 41 deaths in Victoria alone over 24 hours. I wonder if any were people I've treated Many doctors do this, & ask what more we can do. But the headlines are about stupid text messages.

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Stephen Parnis

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10 months

We grieve a great loss, but honour such a singular & powerful contribution to Australian Public Health. May @MarylouiseMcla1 rest in peace. Our deepest sympathy to her loved ones.

Mary-Louise McLaws, renowned epidemiologist who helped guide Australia through the pandemic, dies...

Mary-Louise McLaws, who was an epidemiologist at UNSW Sydney for more than 35 years and shared crucial information during the pandemic, has died after a long illness, her family has announced.

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

I'm a lot less satisfied with our overall pandemic response as a nation than I was before the current wave of #Covid19Aus . That's because from where I sit, the political considerations have forced the health imperatives out of the driver's seat. So many lessons to be learned.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Not the first person I've witnessed throw a tantrum and storm out of my emergency department. The discharge letter will read "left against medical advice".

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

I'm now seeing patients who are presenting to emergency with symptoms that have nothing to do with #Covid19 , testing positive for the virus. That says something about levels of community transmission in #Covid19Vic . As usual, the vaccinated have little to fear.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Why do the unvaccinated have fewer options in many aspects of life at present? It's NOT because governments want to make an example of them. It's because they are at far higher risk of spreading the virus & getting sick. Vaccines aren't perfect, but they do a fine job #Covid19Aus

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Some scoff at the premise that the 2020 #COVID19Vic hard lockdown had nothing to do with the safety of the rest of the country. Now that we keep copping leakage of cases from #COVID19NSW , I hope that nonsense has been put to bed. Either we learn, or we do it all again.

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

Of the things said by Albo last night, the ones which I hope take hold are these: that we can all learn to disagree with each other respectfully, that we strive to find common ground, & that we seek to include rather than divide. That's not just a job for govt, but for us all.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

The NSW approach reminds me of Melbourne in late June. Concern about spread, but the response not hard or fast enough. We all know what happened next. The restrictions should be mandatory, & imposed now. Next week could be too late. #COVID19nsw

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

This is my son. 19 years old. Along with his sisters and my wife, they are the most precious part of my life. He received his second vaccination today, & for that, his father is relieved & grateful. My thirteen year old gets her first dose on Tuesday. #COVID19Vic #COVID19Aus

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

This is how Healthcare workers feel as we listen to today's media conferences. We can never really know what's before as we leave the trenches. Wish us luck, & protect us by getting vaccinated. #COVID19Vic #COVID19nsw #Covid19Aus

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

The message from our political leadership today was to stop treating #Covid19Aus as exceptional. But this disease has been absolutely exceptional - death rates are appallingly high. This removal of the last vestiges of countermeasures won't be reversible.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

We'll provide care. We always do. But I'm disgusted with the few who assume we'll always be able to pick up the pieces, while they do everything in their power to make a bad situation worse. #Covid19Vic Health services are a precious, finite resource. Please protect them (2)

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Stephen Parnis

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2 years

Medical School Reunion. We live to fight the good fight for another day. And before the pile on begins, our masks were off while we ate and drank 🍷. Medicine is a team sport. You can't do it all yourself (and who would want to).

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

No matter how ignorant or malicious anyone is, they never forfeit their right to healthcare. #qanda

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Stephen Parnis

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4 years

Home from Emergency to see @HonTonyAbbott 's comments on allowing the frail elderly to die as a necessary price for economic recovery. A callous misrepresentation of #PalliativeCare , to say nothing of economic & medical illiteracy. We will get through #COVID19Aus together. #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

A demoralising day for Melbournians. Feeling like we get kicked when we're down. But take the time to see the vaccination rates in our worst-hit area (Hume), & the powerful example of our teenagers, 20 & 30 year olds who are lining up. It's humbling, & inspiring. #COVID19Vic

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

1 year

I'm eligible for Covid vaccination again, & took a bivalent version after work today. The principles of vaccination haven't changed in 250 years, though the technology behind them certainly have. The unvaccinated are overrepresented in severe Covid. Don't be one of them.

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Stephen Parnis

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3 years

Crunch time for vaccinations in Australia. I will respectfully listen to the hesitant, but I won't mince words. Refusal to vaccinate jeopardises everyone around you. There will be many consequences, & tears of regret will be too late when the inevitable occurs. #COVID19Aus

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

An end to our #Covid19vic lockdown. The toughest time in the lives of so many Victorians. The pure joy of being with loved ones again. For me, my special day still lies ahead. My wife moves to Melbourne next month. Never again will we be separated by a border.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

Calling the Code Brown/External Disaster acknowledges the straits our health system is in. 2 messages - HCWs: we need some of you in areas way out of your comfort zone. The public: be patient with us, be kind & understand we're doing our best. #COVID19Vic

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

These are dangerous times for NSW & Vic, as #COVID19Aus cases climb in an undervaccinated population. Don't be fooled by some reckless govt decisions pretending to be consistent with national plans or a roadmap to freedom. Hospitals in Sydney & Melbourne are paying for them now.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

4 years

It's hard to describe the healing that comes from a blue sky & a neighbour who cut my grass out of kindness. I know that despite the fatigue, there's more to be done to deal with #COVID19Vic . We have learned much about the virus, & ourselves. We are diminished without each other.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

And they keep on coming. Unvaccinated, some refusing the offer of an on-the-spot vaccine. Anxiety & self-harm. And the occasional abusive antivaxxer. We shrug it off, unless they become violent. Hang in there, everyone. #COVID19Vic 's 3rd wave will end eventually.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

The basis of Medicare is that essential medical care is provided on the basis of need, not affordability. That's how we have tried to manage the pandemic, and it shouldn't change now. #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

Within the constraints of patient confidentiality, there is a pressing need for Australia to hear the stories of #COVID19NSW healthcare workers as they confront Sydney's current wave of illness & suffering. Once heard, they cannot be forgotten. #COVID19Aus #auspol

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

It's tough to admit, but my battery is running low. Burnout is real, & it's insidious. If I wait in the hope of my clinical work settling to a safer level, my ability to care for the community & my colleagues will probably deteriorate. So it's time to practice some self-care. 1/2

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

4 years

Every single Victorian is consumed with #COVID19Vic & the restrictions we have all had to endure to save lives. Lifting them safely is a huge challenge. I ask myself what the message below does to help in that challenge. Nothing. It's a stunt to score points. #auspol

Josh Frydenberg

@JoshFrydenberg

4 years

My message to the Premier of Victoria today and every day, is please understand the significant impact the harsh lockdown is having on the mental health of Victorians. The Morrison Government will continue to do everything we can to support Victorians.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

2 years

Gee it's a tough time to provide healthcare in hospitals. #Covid19Vic hospital case numbers are definitely climbing now, staff shortages are unprecedented, & most of us are hanging on by our fingertips. We should be able to do better than this.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

I realised over recent days that I have to do better at self-care. Working across a few emergency departments puts me at risk of burn out, and it's hard to admit that it's starting to show. The #Covid19AUs pandemic won't settle for a long while, so I need to make some changes.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

3 years

More than 40 #COVID19Vic cases today. Don't panic. We expected a rise with day 13 tests of primary close contacts. Stay the course & stick to the plan.

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Stephen Parnis

@SParnis

4 years

As Europe descends into another wave of pandemic illness & mortality, the lessons for #Australia are clear. A lazy spring/summer with sloppy controls would lead to many more deaths & worse economic pain. Those of us who confronted the #COVID19Vic wave don't want it again #auspol

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