Coronavirus (2021) thread

[roubaixtuesday]

And if that's not enough depressing news, confirmation from Danish study that new variant is spreading much faster there too.

Low numbers for now (2.3% of cases only), but I think we've learned what exponential growth does in short order. Haven't we Boris?

National lockdown needed now.



Right, I'm off to do bugger all for 10 days.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

You think a different Bridge Crew woukd make any difference?

Well, that would depend what their policy was, obviously.

If you don't think govt policy makes any difference, compare two similar societies with different policies.

Try Norway and Sweden.

Report back.

 

[twosips]

why do i get a sinking feeling that we're going to fuck up this lifeline we've been offered re vaccines?

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

How Covid "sceptic" scientists statements stack up against the progress of the epidemic.

For context, Gupta and Heneghan were authors of the infamous "Great Barrington Declaration", and were invited to Downing st in Sept when the govt decided not to lock down against SAGE advice. Sikora is all over the media, despite being warned by Imperial College not to misrepresent himself as part of that institution.


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Howling at Sikora. He was absolutely everywhere at one stage and people were posting everything he had to say on here.


Nowhere to be seen now.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Well, that would depend what their policy was, obviously.

If you don't think govt policy makes any difference, compare two similar societies with different policies.

Try Norway and Sweden.

Report back.

You just changed the question. Sweden's approach was disastrous even for a a country with low population density.
Ask the questions:
Which organisations put the pandemic plan in place that didn't survive first contact with the enemy because it was useless?
Which organisations swore blind that masks didnt help till it was proven to them that they did?
Which organisations are command-and-control type with zero digression at a local level?
Which organisations are generally shit at everything they do.
Report back.

 

[ell]

What would be the difference between lockdown and tier 4.?

 

[twosips]

What would be the difference between lockdown and tier 4.?

Furlough I presume so people dont actually go to work, plus school closures

 

[sky tot]

They genuinely looked like they were going through the front door.

I would be willing to put a large sum of money on that being the case.

keep your money in your pocket . I can only go of my experience of buying a sandwich & drink of them and I didn’t see anyone go in the pub .

 

[Tim of the Oak]

You just changed the question. Sweden's approach was disastrous even for a a country with low population density.
Ask the questions:
Which organisations put the pandemic plan in place that didn't survive first contact with the enemy because it was useless?
Which organisations swore blind that masks didnt help till it was proven to them that they did?
Which organisations are command-and-control type with zero digression at a local level?
Which organisations are generally shit at everything they do.
Report back.

That reads like the U.K. Government

 

[Invisible Man's Bandage]

why do i get a sinking feeling that we're going to fuck up this lifeline we've been offered re vaccines?

Obviously it's all about opinions but mine is we have gotten off to a great start and from Monday things will really accelerate. From a standing start we have given 1 million people at least one dose of the difficult to roll out Pfizer vaccine in less than a month. We now have the Oxford vaccine that can be delivered more or less anywhere. Community nurses can take it to people's houses in cool bags if needed as well as it being delivered in GP surgeries, pharmacies and mass vaccination sites like the tennis centre next to the stadium.

The UK is already ahead of a similar nations in terms of vaccinations carried out and now with an easy to deliver UK produced vaccine we can motor on.