Knob-head alert. Stop...what you you think those of us with older and wiser heads have been saying?
Knob-head alert. Stop...what you you think those of us with older and wiser heads have been saying?
from what he said (I watched him on BBC News), some residents died after being vaccinated with the first jab. His point is the vaccine does not work on more than half, they (the latter group) get virtually no protection.I’m not bothered if people get coronavirus as long as they don’t die or go into hospital.
we would have been up the present creek back last spring.Then we wouldn't be up the present creek now.
Agreed. And if you look back at everyone of my postings on the topic it was to follow the science*I’ve always been approaching this from the point of view that one vaccination gives high 90% protection from hospitalisation and death, not actually getting Covid.
I’m not bothered if people get coronavirus as long as they don’t die or go into hospital. This is also the basis of the government’s vaccination strategy. However, doubts regarding the protection from death and hospitalisation afforded by one vaccination are now starting to appear, Israel and care homes.
The default position should now shift to caution, ie give two vaccinations 21 days apart whilst the strategy of one vaccination is investigated further. It’s madness to plough on past these red traffic lights that have suddenly popped up.
Even someone very thick would figure out that I don't respond to personal attacks.Knob-head alert. Stop.
Good job. You deserve them.Even someone very thick would figure out that I don't respond to personal attacks.
In fairness Danidl, JVT and Whitty are charged with taking care of our medical safety and wellbeing. You can’t disregard everything and you have to listen to someone. These two aren’t politicians, they are both professors of medicine holding the highest medical positions in the U.K. They aren’t Internet conspiracy theorists.Agreed. And if you look back at everyone of my postings on the topic it was to follow the science*
*Science a systematic investigation using experiments and measurements , made in as objective a fashion as possible.
yes, a bit.It’s crazy to continue.
That wouldn't have happened, not even remotely near. It contains assumptions that very large numbers of us would be suffering severely. But we don't, the great majority of us only get mild symptoms which pass.we would have been up the present creek back last spring.
Even now, around 15% of us have come into contact with the virus and our hospitals are already overflowing. Just imagine what they would be like if 7 millions of us down with covid and need hospitalisation in 3-4 months. The case fatality rate would have been much higher.
there are traces.So 10% of us in London have magically uninfected ourselves with no trace left !!!
Just over millions was enough to cover the entire first group including all over 80s, the government said as much at the outset. So the fact that having virtually reached that, the best they've managed in an area is 67% of the over 80s and it was announced last night that it's only 50% of over 80s in London is a measure of their total incompetence at administering the vaccine.there are 5 millions that have been vaccinated with the first jab.
If you split half way, you can carry on giving 1 million jabs a week to the first group
Name the insulting ones. Now in this post I have not called anyone anything, you are making an inference.Good job. You deserve them.
And a lot of your posts are either personally insulting or self congratulatory .... often both.
And this post is contradictory. You, ve called somebody thick but then you say you don't insult folk. Says it all.
According to the ONS, around 8 millions of us have been infected at some time in the past year. 3.54 millions have been tested positive so 4.5 millions (55%) did not show symptoms or did not get tested.
- In England, an estimated 1 in 8 people (95% confidence interval: 1 in 9 to 1 in 8) would have tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 on a blood test in December, suggesting they had the infection in the past.
- In Wales, an estimated 1 in 10 people (95% confidence interval: 1 in 14 to 1 in 8) would have tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 on a blood test in December, suggesting they had the infection in the past.
- In Northern Ireland, an estimated 1 in 13 people (95% confidence interval: 1 in 28 to 1 in 7) would have tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 on a blood test in December, suggesting they had the infection in the past.
- In Scotland, an estimated 1 in 11 people (95% confidence interval: 1 in 14 to 1 in 9) would have tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 on a blood test in December, suggesting they had the infection in the past.
I’ll agree that you aren’t an airhead, but you are a knob-head. Stop.Name the insulting ones. Now in this post I have not called anyone anything, you are making an inference.
But getting back to the major point, a number of us were very clear that the proposal / decision of your CMO etc to delay the second jab was a bad idea. We were not questioning his motives, which were probably about seeking the greater good for the many, but the sense of it.
As regards self congratulations .. well yes, I reserve the right to remind you that I am not an airhead from time to time when my many predictions and observations are proven accurate. It is a lesson you might take to heart
My problem with the UK Government is that they have lost credibility. And it is an attitude I understand is shared by a lot of UK citizens. I have much more faith with and in the Irish Government and civil service . The sequence of U turns, backtracking, solo runs since last March done by your Government on Covid is beyond bizarre. They are the architects of this credibility gap. I have huge respect for UK Science and Scientists.. unfortunately that is not shared by senior UK policymakers.In fairness Danidl, JVT and Whitty are charged with taking care of our medical safety and wellbeing. You can’t disregard everything and you have to listen to someone. These two aren’t politicians, they are both professors of medicine holding the highest medical positions in the U.K. They aren’t Internet conspiracy theorists.
As far as I’m concerned, we are hurtling down the runway not quite at V1. We’ve had a couple of amber engine captions come up on the panel, we can still reject the takeoff and walk away. It’s crazy to continue.
Since the mid 1980s a shift has been taking place in the U.K. People have been securing top public service jobs based on many factors, non of which are competence and ability. This has crept into every corner of the country including politics. A strange admiration also exists for those who “blag it” the “Jack the lad” types, they seem to prosper.My problem with the UK Government is that they have lost credibility. And it is an attitude I understand is shared by a lot of UK citizens. I have much more faith with and in the Irish Government and civil service . The sequence of U turns, backtracking, solo runs since last March done by your Government on Covid is beyond bizarre. They are the architects of this credibility gap. I have huge respect for UK Science and Scientists.. unfortunately that is not shared by senior UK policymakers.
I could list the sequence of errors and wrong-headedness , but it would be just too depressing. It is not just a problem for the UK, but leaks over to Ireland also, as the NI DUP slavishly follow diktats from Whitehall.
I am not saving that Ireland's response was perfect..we made and are still making serious errors, of which removing a lockdown on December 1st was the latest and most blatent.. and it is when the Government went against the advice of NEPHT .
there may be a simpler explanation. Degrees are easier to earn. We have also stopped making things so there are fewer opportunities to learn on the job.You can imagine that after 35 years of this, all public services and government posts are crammed full of clowns.