When will this shit end?

[Homer]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I have some bad news for you...

... plus a hard-hitting thread.

[fatyeti24]

2 minutes ago, Homer said:

... plus a hard-hitting thread.

Ha!

[oneeye]

[Freddyflintstonree]

Dunno if it's too early or raw to ask this (or if it's already been discussed), but what do we think we will get in the way of GlastHomebury TV, if anything, should the worst happen again? 

[Tranquility of Solitude]

2 minutes ago, Freddyflintstonree said:

Dunno if it's too early or raw to ask this (or if it's already been discussed), but what do we think we will get in the way of GlastHomebury TV, if anything, should the worst happen again? 

 

[Fuzzy Afro]

3 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

life expectancy in parts of Manchester not great either. It's called poverty.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_effect
 

Glasgow far worse than Manchester despite similar poverty levels 

[Homer]

Was starting to come out of post=weekend blues and then I stupidly put the news on.

[Tranquility of Solitude]

1 minute ago, Homer said:

Was starting to come out of post=weekend blues and then I stupidly put the news on.

I took a conscious decision to forget the dry January thing, about 45 minutes ago. Starting to feel better about things already.

Suggest you might do the same?

[RobertProsineckisLighter]

Given that vaccinations are of a finite number and parts of the NHS only had three weeks left in it, why aren't we diverting 100% of the vaccines to front line NHS workers? 

As unpalatable as it might be as it would almost certainly lead to the deaths of some older people, would the collapse of the NHS not cost more lives, especially those who would otherwise survive if there were still a functioning NHS? 

[Losing my hair]

13 minutes ago, Tranquility of Solitude said:

 

I upvoted you a minute ago and then find you've posted this - some people. 

[Tranquility of Solitude]

3 minutes ago, RobertProsineckisLighter said:

Given that vaccinations are of a finite number and parts of the NHS only had three weeks left in it, why aren't we diverting 100% of the vaccines to front line NHS workers? 

As unpalatable as it might be as it would almost certainly lead to the deaths of some older people, would the collapse of the NHS not cost more lives, especially those who would otherwise survive if there were still a functioning NHS? 

These are exactly the sort of brave and difficult decisions a responsible and capable government has to make swiftly. Even if they get them wrong sometimes. Oh wait....

[steviewevie]

7 minutes ago, Tranquility of Solitude said:

I took a conscious decision to forget the dry January thing, about 45 minutes ago. Starting to feel better about things already.

Suggest you might do the same?

yeah, fuck dry January...don't know why anyone in their right minds would even consider it.

[Ozanne]

[steviewevie]

7 minutes ago, RobertProsineckisLighter said:

Given that vaccinations are of a finite number and parts of the NHS only had three weeks left in it, why aren't we diverting 100% of the vaccines to front line NHS workers? 

As unpalatable as it might be as it would almost certainly lead to the deaths of some older people, would the collapse of the NHS not cost more lives, especially those who would otherwise survive if there were still a functioning NHS? 

but, doesn't necessarily stop people working for NHS catching it and passing it on? We'll just stop them getting badly ill from it...that's all we know at moment, right?

[RobertProsineckisLighter]

Just now, steviewevie said:

but, doesn't necessarily stop people working for NHS catching it and passing it on? We'll just stop them getting badly ill from it...that's all we know at moment, right?

The 80 year old isn't going to treat anyone though. If I'm rushed to hospital with Covid needing treatment frankly the fact they might give me Covid is the least of my problems. 

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, RobertProsineckisLighter said:

The 80 year old isn't going to treat anyone though. If I'm rushed to hospital with Covid needing treatment frankly the fact they might give me Covid is the least of my problems. 

yes, but if an NHS worker gets the vaccine they can still catch it, and then would still need self isolate, wouldn't they? It doesn't actually help the NHS from being overwhelmed...?

[Ayrshire Chris]

Train ticket for the next month 

[Chapple12345]

[stuie]

Ooopsy 

Edited January 4, 2021 by stuie

[Avalon_Fields]

18 minutes ago, RobertProsineckisLighter said:

Given that vaccinations are of a finite number and parts of the NHS only had three weeks left in it, why aren't we diverting 100% of the vaccines to front line NHS workers? 

As unpalatable as it might be as it would almost certainly lead to the deaths of some older people, would the collapse of the NHS not cost more lives, especially those who would otherwise survive if there were still a functioning NHS? 

The tiered system was devised by the Dept Health's JCVI team (not the government)... it's a very valid point, you could also make a strong case for teachers too.

There are quite a decent proportion of NHS staff that are already getting the vaccine, 3 of our Glastonbury group out of 5 nurses have had it. I know that's a small sample but every medical worker at the vaccination centre I've been working in has had the jab (Say around 30 people) and that's just one location.

Edited January 4, 2021 by Avalon_Fields

[Fuzzy Afro]

French vaccine programme descending into a farce with only a few hundred vaccinated so far 

[Gingerfish79]

2 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Train ticket for the next month 

Beware the dreaded replacement bus service! 

[Fuzzy Afro]

[zahidf]

1 minute ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

French vaccine programme descending into a farce with only a few hundred vaccinated so far 

Yeah. Big anti vax movement there