[jfman]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

How on earth do you make that out? How has our government's policy put us in a worse position than any other country? I have said consistently that it is far too early to make such judgements now. When all this is over, we will be able to compare, but not now.

Where’s your entrepreneurial spirit Old Boy? It’s not ‘too hard’ to make interim assessments based on the evidence available. I suspect the problem is the evidence at present doesn’t suit your narrative.

Countries that were patting themselves on the back a few weeks ago are finding that they are having to cope now with a second wave. Then there will be a third, and a fourth until this virus is done with us. I don't know why you have this dreamy idea that by locking down earlier we could have saved more lives. Each lockdown that ends simply exposes everyone once again to this highly infectious virus.

It’s not my dreamy idea - it’s the ‘experts’ at Sage. You’re also ignoring that some countries are having success - and it’s the countries that are not that are ultimately undermining efforts around the world to combat the virus.

Where did I say that? I said protect the vulnerable groups and let the virus run through the healthy population. That minimises the number of deaths and is a far more sustainable position to take.

You have no real solution that is capable of working. You cannot keep people locked up forever, and any government that tries to do so is doomed to failure.

And the virus would still hit us when the years of lockdown finally ended.

As for a vaccine, I wouldn't hold my breath. When have we ever concocted a vaccine capable of defeating one of the coronavirus infections? You cannot sensibly pin all your hopes on finding a vaccine.

You cannot sensibly say that running the virus through the population is a credible solution. There is no black and white between who will survive and will not, allowing everyone else to safely go about their day.

Not finding a vaccine again I refer to your lack of ‘entrepreneurial spirit’. We’ve the greatest minds in the world on this, on what may be the single biggest human endeavour since the moon landings.