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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
It’s nearly time for the Guvmin to call it a day on Covid and relegate it to endemic status, with annual vaccines that deal with the current strain.
However some thought has to be given to who can come here from where.
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What’s the point? There will only be exemptions for the rich, and whatever countries we are seeking trade deals with. Then the opportunity to enter via indirect fights.
Politicians don’t get to declare viruses endemic for their own ends. The characteristics of a virus make it endemic, and the ability to collapse a healthcare system isn’t generally regarded as one of them.
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Originally Posted by nffc
Agreed, surely it is definitely now time to end the Plan B measures, not that I would have expected them to have actually done much anyway, especially masks which don't work very much (if we were all wearing N95 masks it would probably be a bit different), are divisive because some people are clearly attached to wearing them now, cause issues with communication, mental health and anxiety, and aren't used properly by a lot of people anyway. Working from home was the only useful measure, and even that has limited use (and was guidance anyway) because not all jobs can be done from home and some people prefer to be around others in a workplace even if it can be done from home. Talking to your colleagues online isn't the same either.
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Neither do the Government get to declare the end of WFH. It now suits many businesses and their employees and generates savings. Plus the obvious benefit of reducing the chances of simultaneous numbers of staff being sick at the same time or isolating due to an outbreak. With vaccines unable to prevent outbreaks of this variant, never mind the inevitability of the next one, it’s here to stay regardless of what the politicians say.
Masks are only divisive because right wing politicians decided to make them so.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Oh, so you are a scientist now?  |
It’s a social science. And the only thing this, and the US, Government are following with the latest iterations of their rules.