Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36085211)

An interesting read from outside the bubble of British Exceptionalism. Vaccine evasion in action and risks going forward.

https://assets.researchsquare.com/fi...f?c=1624377344

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36085213)

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36085215)

It’s a good job I’m neither a clinician or a media stenographer. My conclusion was “an interesting read”.

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 36085216)

Had you left it at the end of the first sentence I'd agree. As usual though you also had to add to it.

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36085206)

[COLOR="Blue"]Taking stock of the big picture:

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It seems to me that CV behaves like flu but is more infectious than most flu strains.

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It seems to me that flu is under control because of vaccines, for which new strains can be quickly countered.

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It seems to me that CV is coming under control because of vaccines, for which new strains can (apparently) be quickly countered.

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Ergo, it seems to me that we can resume BAU, perhaps except for ...

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The virulence of CV-19 and thus of a new strain that beats the current vaccines requires vigilance and perhaps pre-emptive measures that, no doubt, the Guvmin will declare.

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36085218)

For gods sake Don’t mention the F word.

You’ll have Hugh, pulling you up in July 2022 about it.

Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 36085228)

I should have met my sister to restart or Saturday morning breakfasts in McDonald's.

But she called me to say her hubby did a LFT, and it said positive, so he's isolated himself in their bedroom that has on-suite, and she is on the sofa, her and the kids did a test, and it was negative, they will do another one on Monday.

So I'm on stand by to do their food shops.

My niece called her work, they are OK with it.

So until his LFTs show negative, or they test positive they won't join him, but if my sister goes positive she will join hubby and the kids will have to do the food.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36085238)

Also

A negative LFT doesn't mean he's clear of the disease. He needs to self-isolate as per the rules.

Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 36085168)

Nobody is stopping the terminally paranoid from staying in the cupboard under the stairs for the rest of their lives. The rest of us will be glad to get back to some form of normality and get rid of those horrible masks.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 36085241)

Wearing masks protects others from you, as long as other people are wearing them I'll extend the same courtesy, it'd be rude not to.