❓ Opposition MP Kirkup questions the Health Minister about COVID-19 modelling and government actions, including public awareness campaigns. The Minister responds by highlighting existing campaigns, offering links to the Doherty Institute, and cautioning against alarming the public with political commentary.
AnsweredQoN 139Legislative Assembly
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CORONAVIRUS —
MODELLING
139. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Would the minister be willing to provide an estimation to this chamber of what
those numbers might be if we do not the flatten the curve, and what measures
the government is going to take?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I thought the
Minister for Health was the expert on health. It looks like everyone else on
the right-hand side is. Start the question again, please, and no interjections.
It is a serious issue.
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : I appreciate
the Minister for Health's response. Would the minister be willing to
provide an update to this chamber on what those numbers might be and what
actions the government will be taking, including an expanded public awareness
campaign, which is exactly what I have asked for, starting with the Mandurah
Crab Fest?
Ms S.E. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Wanneroo, I call you to order for the third time.
MODELLING
139. Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP to the Minister for Health:
I have a supplementary question.
Would the minister be willing to provide an estimation to this chamber of what
those numbers might be if we do not the flatten the curve, and what measures
the government is going to take?
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER : I thought the
Minister for Health was the expert on health. It looks like everyone else on
the right-hand side is. Start the question again, please, and no interjections.
It is a serious issue.
Mr Z.R.F. KIRKUP : I appreciate
the Minister for Health's response. Would the minister be willing to
provide an update to this chamber on what those numbers might be and what
actions the government will be taking, including an expanded public awareness
campaign, which is exactly what I have asked for, starting with the Mandurah
Crab Fest?
Ms S.E. Winton interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Wanneroo, I call you to order for the third time.
AnswerView source ↗
As the member would be aware, we
have a public awareness campaign on foot at the moment, and we are very much
looking forward to the federal government joining us with its bigger, louder
message so that we can continue to provide a nuanced message through our
campaigns that address the specific needs of the Western Australian community.
We are out there now getting that information out into the community.
Member,
I will undertake to provide to members the public links to the Doherty
institute so that they can see what it has to say, but I am loath to
provide the member with that further information. Like we did earlier this week
when we had the Chief Health Officer or a member
of his team came in to provide information, I will do so again. Members ,
we need to have as much information on our hands as possible. We are the
leaders that the community is looking to to help steer it through this issue.
That is why we need to limit the sideline political commentary. We need to
limit the opportunities to alarm the community. We have a responsibility to
provide good clinical evidence-based information out there in the community. If
any member wants more information from the department or from the Chief Health
Officer, please let me know and I will make sure that it is available to
everyone.
have a public awareness campaign on foot at the moment, and we are very much
looking forward to the federal government joining us with its bigger, louder
message so that we can continue to provide a nuanced message through our
campaigns that address the specific needs of the Western Australian community.
We are out there now getting that information out into the community.
Member,
I will undertake to provide to members the public links to the Doherty
institute so that they can see what it has to say, but I am loath to
provide the member with that further information. Like we did earlier this week
when we had the Chief Health Officer or a member
of his team came in to provide information, I will do so again. Members ,
we need to have as much information on our hands as possible. We are the
leaders that the community is looking to to help steer it through this issue.
That is why we need to limit the sideline political commentary. We need to
limit the opportunities to alarm the community. We have a responsibility to
provide good clinical evidence-based information out there in the community. If
any member wants more information from the department or from the Chief Health
Officer, please let me know and I will make sure that it is available to
everyone.
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