Covid - news and views

Like all things it seems, if your booster was not entered correctly then the information coming out the other end will also be incomplete

Such anomalies and inconsistencies add to the reluctance to comply with any directives quite apart from any party that may or may not have occurred.

It is interesting that the possibility of compulsory vaccination is now being mooted. We do seem faced, at the moment, with our liberties being constrained to enable the anti-jabbers to retain their liberty to refuse. ISTM that the minority are given preference over the majority.

"Interesting point made by "the Saj" in the Commons statement this evening to the effect that, if I understood it correctly, as the Omicron variant becomes dominant there wold be little justification for extending the recently imposed travel restrictions (or did I completely mishear that?)"

think that was correct, but i think it is a case of dammed if you do dammed if you dont, it is ok saying we have to protect our borders but by the time travel restrictions are put in place whatever we are trying to prevent from entering has already entered, so all that is achieved is a possible slow down of whatever we are trying to keep out running amoke, but even yesterday the scientists were saying that Omicom is probably much more prevalent than is being reported because many labs are still not geared up to detect Omicom or that the process takes longer

Beyond a few professions, which is already the case, I think compulsory vaccination would be wrong, individuals must be in control of what happens to their body. However there is usually more than one way to skin a cat and perhaps the way forward would be to make it difficult for unvaccinated people to do things. This seems to be a common approach in other countries. That is where vaccine passports could help. Imagine the uptake of the vaccine if people had to show proof of vaccination to see their doctor, dentist or even visit a hospital for a routine appointment. It won't happen but even talking about it might just trigger an increase in vaccine uptake. On Newsnight last night there was the CEO of a polling company and she said that the public are far ahead of the politicians in accepting restrictions if the feel it will keep them safer. One persons civil liberty is another's safety net!!!

David

It might work if the passport does have to show you have been vaccinated to gain admission. However, not if it is the currently proposed watered down version, where a lateral flow test will do. You are requested to register them once you have completed them and they show on your passport but there is no proof that they have been carried out.

Not that it will be an issue for us. A socially distanced, masked up Christmas lights at Chatsworth  yesterday, is about as hectic as it will get in the foreseeable future.😂

There was an interview on one of the news programmes yesterday from a covid ward at an NHS and was said by the staff four out of every five on the ward were unvacinated 

Folk should be allowed to choose yes or no re vax, it does become contentious when the hardcore naysayers are costing lives due to their stand. They need to be kept from society by creating a passport that we all use to access crowded areas. The anti vax folk who are also anti maskers are the biggest worry☹️

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Totally agree 100%  Rocky2Buckets, for some the whole sad covid issue as been just one big inconvenience from the start of it to yesterday's plan b changes to try and make things safer for everyone. 

Half of the main shops & supermarkets in our area are running scared of approaching anyone that isn't doing what's being asked of them on entering said premises ie wear a face covering or even gelling hands. 

I don't have a crumb of sympathy for anyone that asn't had vaccinations or booster that contract covid & end up in hospital. 

Selfish beyond belief. 

 

As was said to me by the manager of our local coop, ,we cannot sustain the cost of security personnel  to question and stop non face covered people    Staff get enough grief from some customers without the added stress of what they would very likely get if they confronted those without  face coverings