Yeah, I obviously didn’t mean it like that (sorry if it came across that way)
Yeah in an ideal world we’d have the resource to do proper track and trace and shit down clusters.
Life expectancy was mostly pedantry but there is a serious point about assuming anyone past 80 has “had their time”
As many as it takes so long as I can believe the memes on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter that can blame others for everything that happens and it doesn’t affect me personallyWhen you say it is doable what do you consider an acceptable number of deaths to achieve herd immunity?
Sweden tried it and eventually admitted defeat saying they got it wrong.It is an interesting theory though. I'm not saying do it, but if we take into account they say antibody immunity last between 3-6 months, and t-cell immunity forever, you've gotta assume its now doable, to at least get us through winter?
If im talking out my arse let me know
We still don't know the full consequences of people who are basically alright, either. There's certainly an argument you hold off anything like herd immunity type scenarios until you can be sure they're not too debilitating.It is an interesting theory though. I'm not saying do it, but if we take into account they say antibody immunity last between 3-6 months, and t-cell immunity forever, you've gotta assume its now doable, to at least get us through winter?
If im talking out my arse let me know
Excellent quoteAlways rate Tim Harford, very much my thoughts on the lockdown skeptic scientists.
Yep New Zealand are rubbish at testing peopleBeing as it is claimed almost daily .Covid-19: Is the UK carrying out more tests than anywhere else in Europe?
Last week at Prime Minister’s Questions Boris Johnson claimed that the UK was now carrying out more covid-19 tests than anywhere else in Europe. In response to a question from the Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer, the prime minister said, “Not only are we getting the pandemic under control...www.bmj.com
You'd assume prevailance would likely inflate demand?
Given the way things have gone so far can see this happening in England in a couple of weeks. Same is happening in Paris and in Brussels to try and get things back under some sort of control.Pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes across central Scotland, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, will be forced to close for two weeks from Friday.
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If you ran the country we'd be covid free and you could introduce a 1% income tax increase to fund the Real IRA.The additional Scottish measures are fucking stupid as hospitality is not a main driver of infection at the moment.
It's a government without a clue making stupid gesture politics.
Is it household transmissions mainly then?The additional Scottish measures are fucking stupid as hospitality is not a main driver of infection at the moment.
It's a government without a clue making stupid gesture politics.
Is it household transmissions mainly then?
The last PHE figures showed that Hospitality was a single figure percentage cause of outbreaks
Isn’t that because there’s no hospitality though? Kinda like theoffice argument from the landlords?
I’ll be very interested to see what the Scottish education system will roll out now they’ve cancelled next years National 5 exam series.
This is interesting if unsurprising
This is interesting if unsurprising
Virtually all of them student areas which adds more weight to conclusion it is education and universities which are driving the explosion in cases. Yet the government will close pubs instead.
This is where the Scottish version of HMI/OFSTED need to get involved to formally ratify each set of school submissions.Gives schools advance notice to cheat
Oh yeah, of the places I know on there Manchester and Leeds, every MSOA is proper studentvilleReal interesting. Surprised (and pleased) not more Birmingham entries. Selly oak is very much Birmingham uni area. Looks like a fair chunk of the spike is being driven by uni’s returning...not from general population
Oh yeah, of the places I know on there Manchester and Leeds, every MSOA is proper studentville
This is where the Scottish version of HMI/OFSTED need to get involved to formally ratify each set of school submissions.
Oh actually that is a bit of an odd one. That said, it is relatively close to Salford Uni but don't think it's a big student areaIs Crumpsall studenty now? What next Cheetham Hill?
How are they pinpointing exactly where people got it without reliable testing or tracing in place? Be interesting to know the methodology in use.The last PHE figures showed that Hospitality was a single figure percentage cause of outbreaks
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