James, Scientist

It's official - we have a pandemic of the vaccinated! Over 90% of all Covid cases in New Zealand are fully vaccinated (among those vaccine-eligible). The vaccine mandates have failed and should be rescinded. #aug-2021" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel…

@plainjane130632 @dpfdpf You're making excuses. Do you always do that when you lie?

@dpfdpf You dont go the givt for your vaccines ffs you either go to your gp or chemist , they tell you what is best . If you take health advice only from govt TV announcements you are stupid 🙄

By anti vax weirdos Clint means the vaccine technically advisory group of vaccine experts whose advice Hipkins ignored

@BobbyMiller202 13000 excess deaths is net positive? Your bedside manner must be a sight to behold.

I'm no fan of Hipkins, but seeing partisan shills jumping on the bandwagon of something which resulted in vastly net-positive health outcomes for the specific age group mentioned without mentioning this fact shows you the sort of dirty politics he's (still) engrossed in.

@linley_court @verminlionel

@verminlionel Hardly evil. And for what personal reward? Our politicians were not advised of the implications to teenagers. This is well documented.

Is there any other country in the world that’s beating up the government who led them through COVID like NZ is right now. Countries who lost thousands of people, who were locked down for much longer? Why is it happening here.

@linley_court @verminlionel They were informed. Stop spreading disinformation.

@linley_court Hmmm let's see. Record inflation, job losses, business closures, 13,000 excess deaths, school closures, a govt that didnt follow the science, the duplicity of some politicians whose lies only served to remind one of their incompetence.

@aniobrien ACC has paid out more than $14 million to those harmed by the Covid-19 vaccine. Who knew ACC employed so many anti-vaccine weirdos. 😂

It's weird to see Labs desperately smearing whistle blowers & calling the findings of the CV TAG, IIAG, MoH, & STA as "anti-vaxx". Those groups are all totally pro-vax but acknowledged & raised concerns about this particular side effect in this particular cohort.

@quinnjin2009 Sweden did much better, but you know that. If only NZ had followed the science. The problem is, Labour will make the same mistakes if it gets the chance again. It has learnt nothing.

I just cant believe we are still rehashing all of this COVID BS. Its a dirty pol witch hunt 100%, perpetrated by a desperate failing Govt, in my view. Was NZ's handling perfect? no. Did anyone else do better? 100% nope. Nobody did better than we did. End of debate. Move on. #nzpol

@quinnjin2009 "the study found that in 40% (25) of these cases Covid-19 contributed to the child’s death, giving an overall child mortality rate of 2 per million (0.0002%) across the whole population". In NZ more children die playing in their own driveway each year.

@quinnjin2009 They weren't better off getting vaccinated...stop spreading misinformation.

What our dear boy Henry Cooke, "journalist extraordinaire" recently helicoptered in from the UK is not telling you - the late advice that Chippy got while busting a gut to save 10's of thousands of kiwi lives, is that 12 to 17 year olds having the 2nd dose might experience Myocarditis at a rate of less than 1 in 10,000. FOR COMPARISON COVID ALONE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH 9 IN 10,000 in the same cohort. THEY WERE STILL BETTER OFF GETING THE VAX. #nzol @MediawatchNZ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34341797/

@sandzz77 @gingerandmilo Try to avoid childish name-calling.

@gingerandmilo Cookers will be eating themselves today

Excellent book.....Jacinda Ardern shortlisted for prestigious Kiwi book award 1news.co.nz/2026/03/04/jac…

@sunshinehaze1 @aniobrien We also know that a large majority of those hospitalized and who died from Covid were fully vaccinated. Also, they were elderly. Young people were at low risk of harm.

@sunshinehaze1 @aniobrien You have supplied an anecdote. Hipkins hates anecdotes. You need to explain what the risk is and was of a healthy teen being harmed by Covid. We know that in the 4 years to the end of 2023 the total deaths from Covid were akin to expected flu deaths over the same period.

Can someone help me out? I'm confused as to why we are talking about whether Hipkins knew about risks in 2022 when OIAs show a bunch of documentation in 2021. health.govt.nz/system/files/2…

@nothatpaulallen @aniobrien What was the risk of harm from Covid for healthy teens? I imagine you won't be able to answer that question.

@aniobrien Risk of myocarditis is higher from Covid than from any of the vaccines. I can’t fathom why you support cookers and Winston Peters with this sort of revisionist tosh.

@RiverFreedom22 He also said the risk was going to get higher. He didnt provide any evidence for that claim. He was trying to manipulate those wanting more information. His attitude to informed consent is ugly.

HIPKINS is finally answering questions, apparently he: "Always left advice on vaccine safety and health advice to the relevant health officials [laughs and smiles at fawning journalists] - I'm not a health practitioner!" YET, here he is telling New Zealanders that: "This vaccine is one of the safest vaccines you can possibly get!" How does he know that? Is he a health practitioner or an expert on vaccines? 🤔 He has MISLED and LIED to New Zealanders, we knew it then. He's still doing it today. VIDEO - 7'30 in: nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/th…

@kaiviti_cam Hipkins was promoting boosters to 16 and 17 year olds in April 2022, when he knew the risk of serious side effects. I dont know who he thinks he is fooling. beehive.govt.nz/release/young-…

@OpinionistNZ He won't resign unless Labour's poll rating falls, and even then he will try to hang on.

I'm picking this guy will be goneburger within two weeks. He is unfit to be a PM. That makes him unsuitable to be Labour leader. Bet the discussions are going on right now. Hipkins and Ardern. Forced vaccines on NZ. Then hid behind lawyers when asked to appear in the Inquiry.

@aniobrien Hipkins promoted boosters in April 2022: "A booster dose is particularly recommended for 16- and 17-year-olds who’re at higher risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms and hospitalisation." He forgot to mention the risk of serious side-effects. Which he knew about. He isn't a doctor.

@aniobrien Relying on Hipkins' denials shows just how naive the Commissioners were. Will DIA release Hipkins' comments to the RC?

It's a shame this is paywalled. It details that the Herald has "unearthed a Cabinet paper, in Hipkins’ name, from March 2022 that includes the advice". For some reason the paper never made it to the Covid Inquiry.

@henrycooke Hipkins would argue thst black is white if it suited his interests. He needs to resign.

Chris Hipkins insists he never saw advice that cautioned the Government against mandating two doses of the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine for 12 to 17 year olds - despite a cabinet paper that featured the advice in his name. thepost.co.nz/politics/36097…

@Meerkatinnz @rotovegas_taane @vlcnz Misinformation. NZ had 13,000 excess deaths. You forget them so quickly.

@rotovegas_taane @vlcnz NZ doing a fantastic job of keeping deaths extremely low.

Six years ago today a team of 5 million took a punt on a young Prime Minister and agreed to follow common sense public health measures. The goal to delay the onslaught of an unknown virus that we saw ravaging other global neighbourshoods and families. #NZHellHole #ThankYouJacinda