Chris

The problem with this is, from the point of view of someone who loathes the British state, everyone even slightly more moderate than you seems to be pushing exceptionalism.

Meanwhile, see nffc’s excellent post for a description of pragmatism and co-operation between the agencies charting a path through this novel infection for us. I would only add to it the steadily increasing body of scientific research which is always likely to result in changes in advice as time goes by. In particular, today’s recommendation of a second dose for teenagers seems to be grounded in a population wide study that provides reassurance that heart muscle swelling as a side effect in that age group is exceptionally rare.

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See my earlier comments about your loathing of the British state. It has demonstrably eaten you from the inside out every day since the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was proven effective and began to be used. Your desperate willing for this particular vaccine to fail, just to your world view doesn’t have to suffer any challenges, is pretty sad.