Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Deckard2049]

Instead of rioting it would be a bit more constructive to demand more investment in the healthcare systems and vote out those that have systematically underfunded it.

That’s worked really well so far.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Instead of rioting it would be a bit more constructive to demand more investment in the healthcare systems and vote out those that have systematically underfunded it.

Having them running on 100% capacity for years is clearly daft. The UK is at 100% every winter even pre covid.

 

[MikeH72]

Instead of rioting it would be a bit more constructive to demand more investment in the healthcare systems and vote out those that have systematically underfunded it.

Another good idea would be to not sack a quarter of the remaining NHS staff because they haven’t had a vaccine, which is what we’ll be doing come April.

 

[peteblue]

Well, one similarity is that it has a dictatorial incompetent for a ruler, who is supported by fools who spend loads of time online excusing away all his many errors and corruptions.

So complete crap from you as usual. Any chance of addressing the actual question…..

 

[LinekersLegs]

Another good idea would be to not sack a quarter of the remaining NHS staff because they haven’t had a vaccine, which is what we’ll be doing come April.

Quarter of NHS staff haven't had a vaccine? That seems much less than average UK vaccination rates.

 

[peteblue]

Not that feasible really though - US hospitals can and do transfer across state lines when overwhelmed but requires a lot of resources not least appropriately staffed/equipped aircraft.

Not really, the U.K. regularly flies people into the U.K. from its dependencies if they need help…..

 

[MikeH72]

Quarter of NHS staff haven't had a vaccine? That seems much less than average UK vaccination rates.

Doesn’t matter if it’s 25% or 2%, we can’t afford to be cutting NHS staffing numbers at all.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Not really, the U.K. regularly flies people into the U.K. from its dependencies if they need help…..

At small numbers yes, but seems like this would be more than that.

Establishing a field hospital would presumably be the route if deemed required.

 

[peteblue]

At small numbers yes, but seems like this would be more than that.

Establishing a field hospital would presumably be the route if deemed required.

The U.K. set up such a facility in Gibraltar for Covid, not sure if it’s still in place, but it’s such a small area that the U.K. would just fly them over if needed. There’s only 33,000 of them which isn’t even a small town in the U.K. ……

 

[peteblue]

Quarter of NHS staff haven't had a vaccine? That seems much less than average UK vaccination rates.

It is much lower. Nearly 90% have had the first dose, 80% the second and 25% the booster. It’s an absolute disgrace that NHS and care home staff haven’t taken up the jab…..

 

[tsubaki]

So complete crap from you as usual. Any chance of addressing the actual question…..

I did pete, please read the other post.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Doesn’t matter if it’s 25% or 2%, we can’t afford to be cutting NHS staffing numbers at all.

I suspect that the UK government will do a U turn on their decision, or at least delay it further, if by April the same effect that US healthcare mandates have had in driving vaccines uptake isn’t seen in the UK but it was already common for US healthcare workers to require vaccines so guess we’ll see.

‘Mandates Are Working’: Employer Ultimatums Lift Vaccination Rates, So Far (Published 2021)

In California and New York, where mandates for health care workers have gone into effect, many are complying.

www.nytimes.com

Still, the pushback has been less dramatic than initially feared. At Houston Methodist Hospital, which mandated vaccines this summer for 25,000 employees, for example, only about 0.6 percent of employees quit or were fired.

 

[peteblue]

I did pete, please read the other post.

No you didn’t. I asked a very specific question which you didn’t answer….

 

[LinekersLegs]

The U.K. set up such a facility in Gibraltar for Covid, not sure if it’s still in place, but it’s such a small area that the U.K. would just fly them over if needed. There’s only 33,000 of them which isn’t even a small town in the U.K. ……

Let us hope neither of the measures are required.

 

[peteblue]

Let us hope neither of the measures are required.

Gibraltarians will be fine…..