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Originally Posted by jfman
The Scottish Government is following the advice of the same group as the UK Government, so I doubt they will have separate scientific evidence to justify diverging.
As I say, let’s see what other independent countries do. Especially those primarily rolling out the Pfizer vaccine which I think they’ve said is 91% effective with one dose.
The change from 2 weeks to 12 weeks obviously allows them to push higher the figures for those vaccinated without such pressure on the ability of the distribution chains to ramp up. From the Government that counted a left glove separate from a right glove to massage the figures of PPE available I think I’ll retain my healthy scepticism towards British exceptionalism for now.
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You’re trying to have your cake and eat it.
The scientific advice is not the British establishment trying to keep the economy moving; it is a set of predictions of different scenarios based on best available evidence. The British establishment is in government. Its motives are rightly there to be scrutinised and criticised.
The SNP has access to the scientific advice. It also comes out in hives when forced to deal with the British establishment. If its actions are essentially similar to those in Ingerlund that casts doubt on your suspicion that decisions down south are being driven by establishment figures looking after their share portfolios. The SNP has no reason to mirror decisions that reflect the preferences of the establishment in Westminster.