COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Churchlawtonblue]

The app can't be made compulsory, much as I tend to agree with your point.
Not everyone has a mobile phone, especially those most vulnerable. My parents for instance, have an old nokia that they use for emergencies only. They wouldnt know what an app was, let alone how to use it.

they should be given the phone and toldhow to use it. We need radical measures not excuses like the i cant use a mask brigade.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

The NHS app is anonymous.
You cannot be traced through it.
So it cannot be enforced.

change the app. make it law. Too liberal in this country. In some euopean countries ID cards are compulsory. The liberals reject that idea every time it suggested in the UK. Small price to pay imo.

 

[mosssideblue]

But I think you should be able to let the majority get on with their lives while protecting the vulnerable. If we could protect the vulnerable would you be in favour of others getting on with their lives.

How on earth can I answer that without knowing what "protect the vulnerable" actually means, and not broad brush strokes

 

[mosssideblue]

Make them compulsory, they are about £50 retail so give them to people who cant afford. the cost would be peanuts compared to what we have wasted.

Your being silly now

 

[mackenzie]

It’s worrying how many times on this thread you keep reading ‘until a vaccine comes along.‘

I suspect governments understandably don’t want to relay to people that even if we do get a vaccine it will not be the silver bullet everyone understand it to be in their heads. It will be another very important mitigation tool at our disposal - however, what I suspect a lot of people on here refer to as ‘the vaccine’ is actually a sterilizing vaccine which provides life long immunity which as I understand it seems very unlikely from leading scientists and the WHO.

So, the same question which in my head has always been key to getting global population compliance with immediate strategies is - what exactly is our exit strategy if we accept that this virus will probably not be eradicated for some considerable time?

And that is the big question that nobody, either in Government, the media or on here, seems to be considering.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

It’s worrying how many times on this thread you keep reading ‘until a vaccine comes along.‘

I suspect governments understandably don’t want to relay to people that even if we do get a vaccine it will not be the silver bullet everyone understand it to be in their heads. It will be another very important mitigation tool at our disposal - however, what I suspect a lot of people on here refer to as ‘the vaccine’ is actually a sterilizing vaccine which provides life long immunity which as I understand it seems very unlikely from leading scientists and the WHO.

So, the same question which in my head has always been key to getting global population compliance with immediate strategies is - what exactly is our exit strategy if we accept that this virus will probably not be eradicated for some considerable time?

its dawned on me the past few weeks based on what ive read. we need to. move on wjth our lives and live with this virus somehow. continued lockdowns on their own are clearly not the solution and are not an exit strategy.

 

[crublue1]

they should be given the phone and toldhow to use it. We need radical measures not excuses like the i cant use a mask brigade.

Ha ha good luck explaining it to my dad.
I agree with your principle point though.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Your being silly now

yes of course im being silly. lol making people carry something that saves people lives. I remember the objections to wearing a seat belt when that law was passed. Bizzare eh?? its called thinking outside the box.

 

[mosssideblue]

change the app. make it law. Too liberal in this country. In some euopean countries ID cards are compulsory. The liberals reject that idea every time it suggested in the UK. Small price to pay imo.

Not everyone, particularly the elderly are IT savvy, surely you understand that

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

How on earth can I answer that without knowing what "protect the vulnerable" actually means, and not broad brush strokes

nice swerve there. come back to me when you feel up to answering the question.