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Originally Posted by Chris
You know what would be great ... if you talked in complete sentences and made some effort to explain what on earth you’re on about.
What is the US issue and who is dodging it?
As far as pandemic influenza is concerned, you might not have noticed but this isn’t an influenza pandemic and it was fairly clear, quite early on, that Covid doesn’t behave like influenza. The Civil Contingencies Act is there and available (and, frankly, could have been used even if a flu pandemic got bad enough). No amount of planning done by the Scottish Government changes that. Their 2011 report was prepared on the basis of public health powers that have been devolved since the outset of devolution itself.
You are factually wrong to assert that the UK government cannot legally act UK wide to control the covid pandemic. You are wrong on the basis of laws already passed, and you are wrong on the constitutional basis because devolution does not prevent the Westminster parliament from legislating on anything, at any time. This is because we don’t have a written constitution with an associated supreme constitutional court - unlike the USA where the legal situation is very different.
There, I’ve given you your starter for ten...
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The Scottish report specifies "such as". It's not meant to be a complete list. The report itself says "Natural Hazards (including human pandemic disease and flooding)".
If the UK government had to legislate for something then that is proof they don't currently have control over it. They would have to overturn
primary legislation. That would take time.
World Health Organisation
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How are COVID-19 and influenza viruses similar?
Firstly, COVID-19 and influenza viruses have a similar disease presentation. That is, they both cause respiratory disease, which presents as a wide range of illness from asymptomatic or mild through to severe disease and death.
Secondly, both viruses are transmitted by contact, droplets and fomites. As a result, the same public health measures, such as hand hygiene and good respiratory etiquette (coughing into your elbow or into a tissue and immediately disposing of the tissue), are important actions all can take to prevent infection.
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The transmission methods are
the same. That makes any precautions
the same.