Paul McCormack
@c76995436
Followers
1K
Following
287K
Media
84
Statuses
7K
ONZM, Covid Aware, Retired NZ GP, ex CEO Pegasus Health, ex Chair West Coast DHB, observer of the changing world
West Coast, New Zealand.
Joined November 2015
A sweet old lady telephoned St. Joseph's Hospital. She timidly asked, "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?" The operator said, "I can, what's the name and room number?" The old lady in her weak voice said, “Norma Findlay, Room 302.” The
127
704
13K
I’d love to see churches have to validate their tax exempt status every year- submit a spreadsheet of where every dollar went and make them explain how it helped the community. Just my personal opinion, of course.
358
1K
8K
It's almost Christmas. We still boycotting Harvey Norman? Just checking.
423
470
3K
In light of the fact that repeated studies suggest that women are more likely to be develop Long Covid, I think it's really important to know what's happening with the different health conditions that specifically affect women. This is a painful thread at times.
28
605
1K
BREAKING - Liberals in California are now standing in line at Home Depot to purchase a single 17-cent scraper, only to return it and get back in line to purchase another, aiming to freeze sales in protest of Home Depot allowing ICE to conduct operations in their stores.
9K
4K
18K
bhahahahhahahahahaha FUCKING BUSTED knew it YANKS heritage foundation. atlas. so who are you really bitches @HobsonsPledgeNZ
56
62
272
#luxon's announcement is good for a laugh. National just cut the government's to our Kiwisaver contributions in half. And this ' increase' he's announcing today... that's paid for by you and your employer. Not him, not National, not the government. He didn't save Christmas
60
102
340
Who could have guessed? (everyone) The ones importing American culture wars aren’t kiwis 🙄
86
93
679
Government Now sending propaganda and lies to our letterboxes. If anyone wants to send their pamplet back you can put it in an envelop address it as follows. No stamp required: Freepost Parliament Christopher Luxon, Private Bag 18 888 Parliament Buildings Wellington 6160
19
38
122
@doctor_oxford And we are still in the Covid pandemic, only the emergency phase is over. We are now in the mass disabling event stage of the Covid pandemic according to the WHO. And no one masks in the UK anymore, not even in hospitals.
0
9
23
The biggest lesson from the UK junior-doctor crisis isn’t about the UK. It’s about what every healthcare system becomes when it tries to save money by degrading the people who are the system. The UK isn’t an anomaly. It’s the clearest example of what happens when physicians are
10
99
302
In QT yesterday , Labour promised to repeal this in the first 100 days, if elected.
This kind of law-making is called corruption The briber-donors want their reward The Nats Party signed their souls to ACT to gain power NONE of these politicians care for us citizens Vote them out @nzlabour - clearly state you will cancel this law or you too, are part of them
1
9
33
Four open pits, the largest of which would be 1km wide and 200m deep which would not be filled in. 1900kg of cyanide a day — as well as a 2km-long tailings dam where toxic slurry would be stored in perpetuity. @NZGreens
@GreenpeaceNZ
https://t.co/0LigIrRfgy
thepost.co.nz
The mine would create 351 jobs and $1.8 billion of revenue for the Crown over its lifetime, the company says, but critics argue it would leave permanent scars.
12
34
63
This is an important finding: Flu and Covid vaccines should not be taken at the same time. 👇
IL-6 and IL-8 elevations after co-administration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are associated with lower anti-spike IgG titers at three and six months post-vaccination 🔥For those still in doubt: don’t take both vaccines together( →4-6 weeks). ➡️"Coordinated activation of
118
607
2K