Coronavirus (2021) thread

[BlueAnorak]

Has someone hacked your account, IIRC earlier in the pandemic you were advocating bundling young people off to "covid camps" where they could all happily get infected. Not totalitarian at all...

Volunteers - I.e.Voluntary infection for healthy young people not at risk. I trust you understand the meaning of the word.
Incidently if we had we wouldn't be in the mess we are now.

 

[Healdplace]

Right thing to do is full lockdown.

As per johnson has to be shamed into doing it by other politicians showing they are not scared of the big but tough decisions.


Would rather a lockdown now and the infections to drop while vacination stations should then be set up quicker in this period.

The sad thing is if we had done this three weeks ago we would have suppressed from a lower base and be looking ahead to mass vaccinations with real hope of being out the other side by end of February.

It might take a bit longer than that now.

So any perceived saving of the economy will be harmed by the likely need to expend on furlough for longer.

 

[squirtyflower]

You sound like a right mard arse.

“Giving up freedoms”. It’s fucking schools closing, lad.

Thanks for calling me a lad. I’ve been a headteacher of three large secondary schools and today is the first time in a long time I’ve been called a lad.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

The difference between you and I, is that I’ve spent a lifetime caring about the education of young people

You know fuck all about me. But feel free to be prejudiced regardless.

 

[Marvin]

Very true. But... if it still plugs into the ACE2 receptor then a number of the vaccines will still work.

It sounds like the variants work better because they have an increased affinity for the ACE2 receptor. If their affinity has changed for the receptor it follows that the antibody binding affinity may also change. I am guessing so people shouldn't worry if they read my comments.

 

[meltonblue]

If they come out and say "Yes we are doing another lockdown but we are setting up multiple vaccination centres in the country that will get x amount vaccinated in a month" I think a lot of people would accept there. At least it gives people hope of light at the end of the tunnel

I work for a company involved in the vaccine rollout, there will be good news on that front. Not sure whether he will announce it yet though.

 

[squirtyflower]

I don't think anyone wants to, but we've given up most of the things we like anyway, and most are following the rules, but some do need to be forced to follow them sadly.

If we want our freedoms back quicker (and I know I do), I don't think there is much choice than to have another shutdown.

I don’t disagree with lockdowns, what I disagree with is the introduction of rushed laws to curtail freedoms without proper discussion or thought. We may as well be a police state.

 

[cleavers]

It has been recalled tomorrow

I thought it was Wednesday, fair enough then.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Of which I am one and we are in desperate need of financial help but I just don't see it happening.

Me too. Its a mammoth worry

 

[N1985]

Guessing SNP have the majority in Scotland so Nicola will consult with them and they all agree they will vote it through, so she then accounces it.

Fair enough. Cheers pal