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Yup. She's absolutely spot on.
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Yup. She's absolutely spot on.
When you have a pub in the middle of nowhere, how do you get staff in cos you’re busy ?
Rapid Covid tests used in mass UK programme get scathing US report
Innova tests’ performance not proven and they should be returned to manufacturer or thrown in bin, says FDA
Paris
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Rapid Covid tests used in mass UK programme get scathing US report
Innova tests’ performance not proven and they should be returned to manufacturer or thrown in bin, says FDAwww.theguardian.com
How much money did officials at Innova donate to the Tory Party?
The world is also sh** scared though.
Australia aren't letting people out of the country.
France still has a curfew
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The US however is continuing with its reopening. Quite rightly so.
dholliday
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i think the minority are scared, the majority have had enough and are more afraid of more lockdowns than the actual virus.
i linked earlier how well Florida and Texas are doing despite no mask mandates and no lockdowns.
grandjoeblue
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Indeed. Once NHS admissions rise in October like they do every year there will be lots of lockdown talk.
In terms of people saying its almost normal: the wedding industry is basically closed/extremely limited, theatres closed, clubs closed. There are other examples, these industries employ a large number of people.
A one month delay doesn't sound bad but lets face it if it happens a month later then by August covid will obviously spread and people will be screaming for lockdown measures so that kids can safely go back to schools.
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They are crazy people over there.
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I originally had my second dose booked in for 11 weeks after my first (2nd dose date of 28th July).
I was able to cancel and rebook to bring it forward three weeks.
There was loads of availability.
Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone else was hoping to bring theirs forward.
You do have to cancel first but I figured that the system wouldn't be able to push me back further.
I was able to cancel and rebook to bring it forward three weeks.
There was loads of availability.
Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone else was hoping to bring theirs forward.
You do have to cancel first but I figured that the system wouldn't be able to push me back further.
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I said it a while back and I stand by it now, what are the chances this government- directly responsible for our border control and quarantine measures and all the failures associated with them- apologise for allowing this delta variant to spread in this country and actually properly reimburse anyone and any business set to massively suffer due to an extension to the restrictions? Not to mention the damage that will be done to peoples mental health caused by any delay.
These are crimes against the people, but Boris will waddle on to our screens with his hair unwashed and uncombed and say something like “alas in spite of our leading vaccination programme we could not foresee this variant and we must delay”. And the NPC’s will lap it up. It’s pathetic now.
These are crimes against the people, but Boris will waddle on to our screens with his hair unwashed and uncombed and say something like “alas in spite of our leading vaccination programme we could not foresee this variant and we must delay”. And the NPC’s will lap it up. It’s pathetic now.
dholliday
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it's not just UK, here in Germany too we're growing mighty frustrated at the constant chopping/changing of rules.
I wonder if the social-media age has put the fears into the world's governments: fears of causing deaths (i.e. fears of bad press) but stupidly unaware of the insidious damage being done to the collective mental psyche.
Pre-web days: there'd be a bad pandemic, loads die, life goes on. Now it's bad pandemic, loads die, life is on hold.
Think the point is that less have died, due to the restrictions. Had it not been for them, the death toll could have been an order of magnitude worse.
I’m as bored and annoyed as anyone at the constant rule changes, and lack of clarity, but to be fair, today, I’ve had an early run this morning, am just heading round to see my parents now, then going into town to watch the afternoon game and a few pints, then out for tea tonight with the missus.
So, the restrictions don’t feel too restrictive, at least to me (I get that many businesses are still feeling it).
dholliday
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i'm a freelancer and business owner....far from bored. very frustrated. i don't get paid to sit at home to wait things out, instead i watch years of prep stall. like countless millions of others in similar situations.
and it's not proven as of yet that lockdowns have any such appreciable effect...
see for example here:
Initially, lockdowns are associated with a significant reduction in the spread of the virus and the number of related deaths, but this effect declines over time. Lockdown does not work as a continuous containment policy in the event of a protracted pandemic.
This is dated to end of 2020, so would be even less effective now.
Lockdown fatigue: The declining effectiveness of lockdowns
Non-pharmaceutical interventions have been key to containing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This column examines whether the effectiveness of lockdowns on the virus's spread and death toll has changed over the past year, using data from 152 countries from the onset of the pandemic through...
voxeu.org
also here:
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