What evidence do the Germans provide that's its only 65% affective? Just marketing bollocks.
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We'll_live_and_die
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I missed this announcement that lockdown is lasting 6 months. Anyone point me in the direction of it?
Johnnythespider
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Yasemin Kara, managing director of a cleaning company announced it on Facebook mate, where've you been hiding
fernandopartridge
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Marketing what? They're going to use it with millions of their own people
Philosoraptor
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The contented smile on the dog's face is kind of worrying.
David O'Day
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Also 65% is far higher than the 52% the pfizer vaccine at 1 dose may give.
Brighton Sky Blue
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If the world is going to pick a newspaper to report on what's going on here there's really only one option
Which one’s the dog
David O'Day
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some self employed chippy thinks differently though
Philosoraptor
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2-1 it may provide immunity to evens money.
Edit- or 1-2 Betting has never been my thing.
Personally, I don't like either odds when the risks are so great.
Philosoraptor
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It still does mean an awful lot of people who will of had the jab will still die until the top-up of the second vaccination.
Sky Blue Pete
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My brother in laws parents both positive. Only time they’ve been out was to get their vaccine a week last Saturday. Old couple and he’s pretty poorly.
Bless them
Bless them
David O'Day
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EU threat will not impact Covid vaccine deliveries to UK, says minister
Nadhim Zahawi says he is confident of Pfizer jab supply after threat to block exports
he's fucking clueless
Sky Blue Pete
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Wishful thinking me thinksEU threat will not impact Covid vaccine deliveries to UK, says minister
Nadhim Zahawi says he is confident of Pfizer jab supply after threat to block exportswww.theguardian.com
he's fucking clueless
fernandopartridge
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'A huge loss': tributes to victims of the UK's Covid second wave | Coronavirus | The Guardian
This is a sad read. Normal people and some other great minds in medicine.
This is a sad read. Normal people and some other great minds in medicine.
Ian1779
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David O'Day
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Boris to try and put everyones mind at rest. Wonder if he will just admit it is out of our hands.
Brighton Sky Blue
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If he is only honest once in his life now is the time
hill83
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Sounds painful mate. Might want to get that looked at.
David O'Day
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a lot of them ain't very old
Brighton Sky Blue
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John Swinney accidentally arguing for the union
John Swinney also says Scotland could go further if the arrangements put in place by Westminster are thought to be "at a minimal level".
"We will look at other controls we can announce - including additional supervised quarantine measures - that can further protect us from importation of the virus, and we will set those out next week," he adds.
But he stresses that "border controls will work best on a four-nation basis", adding that "otherwise, for example, if Scotland establishes a supervised quarantine regime, and England does not, that could be problematic if unrestricted travel between Scotland and England resumes".
John Swinney also says Scotland could go further if the arrangements put in place by Westminster are thought to be "at a minimal level".
"We will look at other controls we can announce - including additional supervised quarantine measures - that can further protect us from importation of the virus, and we will set those out next week," he adds.
But he stresses that "border controls will work best on a four-nation basis", adding that "otherwise, for example, if Scotland establishes a supervised quarantine regime, and England does not, that could be problematic if unrestricted travel between Scotland and England resumes".
Brylowes
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I wish they would.
Philosoraptor
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I doubt there are any real plans to come out of lockdown before Easter.
The rate of infection will shoot up fast when the restrictions are lifted.
Look how fast the new variant spread around Xmas time.
Brighton Sky Blue
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I’m planning on there being no school return until summer term. We also have been sent a very long survey by Ofqual to complete on GCSE and A level grading. Just in case Williamson tries to claim it’s all being sorted
Brylowes
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Just received a text from my surgery telling me to call to book in for a vaccination, called straight away and booked in for Saturday morning at 9.05am.
Bit surprised to be getting it this early tbh and can’t help feeling a tad guilty, but I’m not going to turn it away.
Bit surprised to be getting it this early tbh and can’t help feeling a tad guilty, but I’m not going to turn it away.
Philosoraptor
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Gordon Brown giving the new 'better together' plan is like asking an arsonist what's the best way to put out a fire. The only hope left is for the SNP to implode up here before the next elections.
Salmond is out for revenge. Should be quite a shitshow coming.
Salmond is out for revenge. Should be quite a shitshow coming.
hill83
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Bang out of order mate. Should have waited until at least 10:00am.
Brighton Sky Blue
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He saved it last time. Boris has done fatal damage that probably can’t be undone now
Ian1779
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I think you are right on the timing but you know I just don’t trust the government not to totally drop the bollock on this. Just look at the narrative in the papers and on the TV in the last few days... it’s there for a reason. A plan has to include a vaccination schedule, staggered return and a guarantee that safety will be paramount. Otherwise we’ll be discussing this again in Lockdown 5 at the end of the year, after killing a lot more people because they didn’t get this last bit right.
Philosoraptor
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Centerist politics. When the independence of Scotland being taught in schools for the last decade etc it will be more than enough to tip the dial. Also, add in Scotlands wish to remain within the EU and the 'Better Together' campaign last vote was all about stability, it all adds that it will more than likely only go one way.
Brighton Sky Blue
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I disagree on some of this but here isn’t the right place.
David O'Day
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Brown is very popular in Scotland
Brighton Sky Blue
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Said this last month. Decide on a vaccination target (2 jabs given, not 1 offered) combined with an NHS capacity target if needs be that needs to be hit before x level of reopening.
Philosoraptor
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He didn't really save anything. He stepped down because he was going to lose his seat as well as most other Scottish Labour MPs. The rout up here is total for Labour.
Sky Blue Pete
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1631 deaths each one a tragedy
Sky Blue Pete
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Only 20000 infections though so numbers coming down rapidly which is good