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Originally Posted by Hugh
Epidemiology isn't that simple.
The more infections that occur, the more likely there are to be mutations, and if large enough viral loads cause infections in previously vaccinated (because nothing is 100%), a possible mutation is one that has learned to overcome the vaccination, which is a survival trait (for the virus), so will spread more.
One way to minimise this risk is wearing masks, to help protect others from any infection you may have.
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And if you don't have an infection (for which the obvious signs are symptoms) then wearing a mask achieves nothing at all.
Wearing a mask is also less effective if it isn't worn properly, e.g. over the mouth and nose, or if it's taken off without being sanitised before being put back on, or if it's been touched or put on with dirty hands, or if it's been held around the chin, or if it's not made of sufficient material to stop the virus from going out of it.
Considering coronaviruses haven't changed, and are a particular area of expertise for Prof Whitty, why is it that at the start of the pandemic, both the CMO and both of his deputies, were all documented as saying that masks didn't really do a lot if you didn't have symptoms and weren't a worthwhile measure for general use (or terms to a similar effect) yet as soon as the politicians wanted to do it, the "science changed" and they were now saying the total opposite.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
That’s right, hospital admissions and deaths are the ones to watch. However, the NHS is not in danger of going under and so the Health Secretary Sajid Javid will not be announcing further measures at the 5pm briefing this afternoon.
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As a fair number of MPs have said, effectively locking down for what is (at present) no more than seasonal winter NHS pressures, and because the NHS can't cope with its workload, is a bit of a slippery slope.
What next, we shut the country down because the hospitals can't do infection control as effectively as they should and can't control norovirus outbreaks?
The government is spot on not buckling in because the NHS asks for it.