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Norman Swan
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Co-host of RN’s Health Report and What’s That Rash & reporter on ABC TV’s 730. You can order my book on kids aged 0-10 at: geni.us/WhatsGoodForYo…
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    Norman Swan
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    Mar 22, 2024
    My new book, So You Want to Know What's Good for Your Kids?, will be published 31 July 2024.   It cuts through to what matters most in raising a healthy, resilient child from birth to ten.   It’s available for pre-order now: geni.us/WhatsGoodForYo…
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    Norman Swan
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    Sep 29, 2021
    So proud of my son @jonathanvswan winning an Emmy just now. Fabulous work. I love you.
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    Norman Swan
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    Dec 30, 2020
    It is very frustrating to see that the lessons from Victoria have not been learned by NSW. Half measures fail. Act fast.
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    Norman Swan
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    Oct 8, 2021
    News Limited better lawyer up. I suspect ⁦@jonathanvswan⁩ will think it’s defamatory to have the photo of whoever that ugly old bloke is associated with his name. I am of course not referring to Kenny who’s a fine figure of a man and so young looking for his age.
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    Norman Swan
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    Mar 30, 2020
    After an interesting couple of days with flu like symptoms, worried about the innocent contacts who might have been close, there is good news: the test was negative. Not a licence to party. Distancing makes so much sense.
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    Norman Swan
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    Sep 8, 2021
    Vindicates what my sources told me months ago: ‘Millions of doses’: Pfizer approached Australia first for vaccine deal
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    ‘Millions of doses’: Pfizer approached Australia first for vaccine deal
    From smh.com.au
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    Norman Swan
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    Apr 6, 2021
    The politics are now so toxic that the community is confused & losing trust. Trust got us through 2020. What’s needed is a cathartic re-set. No spin. The facts even if they’re unpalatable, should be on the table. NOT via News LTD. Then a new plan based on capacity to deliver.
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    Norman Swan
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    Dec 23, 2021
    Got this from a clinician at a major Sydney hospital. “Hospital swamped. More than 100 staff furloughed. 30 covid positive & 50 amber. It will be increasingly hard to do anything else. It’s difficult to describe how furious we are with perrotet. He will destroy the health system”
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    Norman Swan
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    May 26, 2021
    The complacency over hotel quarantine is scientifically and economically unsustainable. One leak and a state might be shut down.
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    Norman Swan
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    Nov 20, 2020
    I reckon people are being too hard on the SA authorities. What’s safe is to act decisively then if you get it wrong act equally decisively and ask for forgiveness. No prizes for a second wave.
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    Norman Swan
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    Dec 27, 2020
    All this political agony over NYE in Sydney yet they don’t mandate masks which would reduce risk. Hard to understand the reasoning.
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    Norman Swan
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    Jul 27, 2021
    What’s hard to understand in NSW is why doing the same thing day after day will get you a different result.
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    Norman Swan
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    Jun 26, 2021
    Just listen to the new venues. Makes absolutely no sense that they’re not going city wide. They knew that yesterday. This is politics not public health.
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    Norman Swan
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    Dec 18, 2020
    Act fast and decisively. Didn’t happen in Victoria. Did in SA. Not happening in NSW. Minimum should be mandating masks. Each day’s delay can equal a week on the other side. Feds can’t sit this one out either. They have to bring an effective vaccine forward now.