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Originally Posted by Pierre
Any stat that is expressed as a % is only a stat to be viewed with suspicion.
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All the data's there, that's the headline figure which illustrates the fact that in the last seven days, hospitalisations have stopped decreasing. Hopefully, it's a blip but it's worth keeping a beady eye on.
Pleased you enjoyed Spain, I'm off to Gran Canaria next month.
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Worth a read, Google the headline to read the article, probably no surprises for anyone who's followed developments openly.
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UK’s early herd immunity strategy was ‘public health failure’, Covid report finds
MPs accuse ministers and scientific advisers of ‘group think’ and ignoring effective action in other countries
The British government and scientists made a fatalistic decision by backing a strategy that amounted to “herd immunity” in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, costing many thousands of lives in “one of the most important public health failures the United Kingdom has ever experienced”, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded.
The joint report — agreed unanimously by 22 MPs from the Conservative, Labour and Scottish National parties — is the first authoritative investigation of the UK response to the pandemic ahead of the full public inquiry promised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The MPs accused the government and its scientific advisers of “group think” that failed to take account of effective action to tackle Covid-19 taken elsewhere in the world.
The report by the House of Commons science and technology and health and social care committees said that despite the UK having “some of the best expertise available anywhere in the world”, it had decided to delay lockdowns and social distancing during the early weeks of the pandemic.
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https://www.ft.com/content/20e6bf0b-...b-e1d4351368be
Also:
Sky News
http://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-s...y-mps-12431778