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Old 30-12-2020, 08:27   #2152
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
I hope your new year resolution isn't to be as consistently wrong about Covid-19. Maybe we will have a hot summer next year, eh?[COLOR="Silver"]
I have not been consistently wrong on this. It is true that influenza is seasonal and many thought that this coronavirus would be too in the early days, but the concept of 'herd immunity' was clearly correct because that is exactly what will see us through this crisis. Thankfully, we will be able to achieve it through the new vaccines coming through, but even a couple of months ago, there was no guarantee that we would get one, let alone this early.

I have consistently said that unless you let the virus take its course, we run the risk of mutations, which could have serious consequences. What have we seen in recent weeks? At least one serious mutation that is spreading much faster, although thankfully it does not appear to be more deadly and is still treatable via the vaccine. It is worrying, however, that it is affecting younger people more, and if that trend is enhanced by further mutations, there could be very serious consequences.

I remain of the view that we should protect the vulnerable and let the virus pass quickly through the healthy population. That way, and now with the aid of the vaccine, we will achieve herd immunity all the quicker.

However, with hospital admissions causing major problems, I accept that it is likely that the government will keep tough measures in place until February or March, despite the PM's natural instincts.

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy View Post
Do you really think that Kier's rabble could have done any better? ROFLMAO

It's down to the civil servants to deliver and that they have failed to do and will continue to do so.

Mass test and trace: No. Mass vaccination: no.
Agreed. The civil servants provided over-optimistic information to the government, and the government trusted them to achieve those promises. When they could not be fulfilled, the government took the blame. They have had to withdraw schemes that clearly did not work and they have come to the realisation that the government itself must be more hands-on, which is not how things are supposed to be.

Feathers are being ruffled in the civil service due to the frustration of ministers that these plonkers couldn't organise a fry up in a chip shop, and a big reorganisation is coming. In the meantime, the government is taking control of the situation and I think we can all see that things are really beginning to happen now.
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