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R2B wrote "The anti vax folk who are also anti maskers are the biggest worry"

I would imagine that to a large degree they are synonymous.

As for Brue's grandson, I can imagine the DJ'ing environment would be the near perfect petri dish.

The Govt isn’t willing to do that to help Farmers or the dire need for Truck drivers so I doubt that will happen either. Best we just protect ourselves & not go OTT👍🏻

Agree 100% with that.  Although I can't begin to understand why folk (who are medically able to) would refuse the vaccination, making it compulsory would be the thin end of a very dangerous wedge and one can only imagine the precedent it might set for future governments to introduce similar compulsions. Putting limitations on what the unvaccinated can get involved in is far more likely to be persuasive.

Don't go putting ideas like that into this government's head - I'm sure they'd jump at the chance of introducing that sort of "populist" measure! 

There is no need for general introduction of compulsory vaccinations but targetted ones where staff are dealing with the most vulnerable in society should be made to have them. I'm thinking of medical staff and care home workers.

It's far easier to bring in restrictions to cramp ones lifestyle. Let's face it 20-30 years ago smoking on public transport and indoors in pubs and restaurants was the norm but these were banned on Public Health Grounds and are virtually followed by the population as a whole nowadays without trouble. Smokers are more aware of the problems associated with passive smoking. We also wear seat belts and have restrictions on drink driving. Once again driven by a general understanding from the public of a need to reduce injury and death, not just to yourselves but also to the public, albeit after many years of publicity and medical facts telling the truth.

At the moment though there is a credibility issue with this Government and it is far too easy to ignore their advice so rather than rest on the good will of the populace some restrictions need to be introduced to segregate the non vaccinated from those who have had their jabs and have places where only those prepared to have vaccines can go.

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Exactly-if you want a revolution that’s the way to start it👍🏻

"When I was born Smallpox vaccination was compulsory, anybody think that was a mistake?"

But smallpox, although still a virus, was of a completely different order of magnitude wasn't it, killing something like 30% of those who contracted it (I just had to look that up!) This virus, awful though it is, is not in the same league.