Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[grandjoeblue]

Its a good idea. They will have to be open for key workers children. Just I worry for poorer families who don't have laptops, especially working class white boys who already are the worst performers and less likely to go into further education

Agreed mate, its a terrible situation and as always the poor are impacted the most. Hopefully the vaccine will make this the last lockdown but who knows for sure.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Neil Ferguson is a div.

And he's been proven as a div too.

Has he?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

With some of the stuff people are coming out with having been educated without lockdowns shutting schools, I do dread to think what harebrained schemes they might vote us into in a few years.

 

[Jebus_lives]

With some of the stuff people are coming out with having been educated without lockdowns shutting schools, I do dread to think what harebrained schemes they might vote us into in a few years.

5 substitutes is my bet.

 

[PhilM]

Has he?

I may be wrong, but I suspect the assumption by some people is that his own indiscretions discredit his professional conclusions.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

With some of the stuff people are coming out with having been educated without lockdowns shutting schools, I do dread to think what harebrained schemes they might vote us into in a few years.

Indeed, look at the salivating of herd immunity thing in early days of this COVID thread... Not it's finest act of educated humanity more survival of the fittest hunger game's style.

 

[Jebus_lives]

I may be wrong, but I suspect the assumption by some people is that his own indiscretions discredit his professional conclusions.

I don't disagree he was a div. I think he is probably as culpable for lack of credibility given to lockdown as Cummings is.

But I don't see how that discredits his work nor have I seen any evidence he's been proven wrong other than those cherry picking stats without adding any context.

'500,000' seems to present itself a lot without people noting that that was the figure without any intervention.

 

[Deckard2049]

COVID-19: Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan jailed for four years over Wuhan reporting

China has been accused of covering up the initial outbreak and delaying the release of crucial information.

news.sky.com

Nothing to see here move along people. Great bunch of lads ay.

 

[PhilM]

I don't disagree he was a div. I think he is probably as culpable for lack of credibility given to lockdown as Cummings is.

But I don't see how that discredits his work nor have I seen any evidence he's been proven wrong other than those cherry picking stats without adding any context.

'500,000' seems to present itself a lot without people noting that that was the figure without any intervention.

I agree.

 

[COYBL25]

COVID-19: Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan jailed for four years over Wuhan reporting

China has been accused of covering up the initial outbreak and delaying the release of crucial information.

news.sky.com

Nothing to see here move along people. Great bunch of lads ay.

Cold War propaganda.

Model country, model government, put us all to shame.

No back crack or sack parlours open there.

 

[BlueToff]

Has he?

Yes.

Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover

Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Goat]

Yes.

Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover

Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing

www.telegraph.co.uk

Man thinking with his penis shocker.

Hardly means hes a moron, just male.

 

[COYBL25]

Yes.

Exclusive: Government scientist Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules to meet his married lover

Prof Ferguson allowed the woman to visit him at home during the lockdown while lecturing the public on the need for strict social distancing

www.telegraph.co.uk

Resigning was too good for him, should’ve been hanging from a lamp post.

 

[BlueToff]

Man thinking with his penis shocker.

Hardly means hes a moron, just male.

Oh come on, in the position he was in.

“So the real scandal is: Why did anyone ever listen to this guy?” | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

This is a good balanced look at certain comments he'd made.

His go-to is scaremongering, it seems. Maybe it's better to be safe than sorry...

 

[BlueToff]

Also, just found out from my cousin that the contractor she works for delivering COVID antibody tests are now putting people on furlough.

Lol.

I've not had a penny of actual support in 10 months despite losing half my work for the year. Sound.