Unbelievable, Jeff15 Jan 2021 18:31
Putting my Avacta bias and the fact that testing wasn't mentioned aside, there were some clear panic statements in tonight's "update".
All travel corridors suspended. Well, we are only a year into the pandemic.
We SHOULD be able to adjust the vaccines to cope with the variants
The vaccine DOES NOT provide immunity*.
Whilst Pfizer say there are potential delay issues this SHOULDNT affect the roll out.
Add to the above EU vaccine delivery concerns then you can guess that we are not in a good place.
* Apologies (ish) but I thought that a vaccine was meant to provide at least a degree of immunity but not according to our scientists, who are now telling us that it doesn't stop you catching it but reduces the effects of it (not that the trials showed this of course) and you can still pass it on
Patients are being moved miles from some hospitals to create capacity "locally". Presumably not local to where they have been sent to.
They clearly think we are all thick. Maybe I am.
As Kris Kamara would say, "Unbelievable, Jeff".
Surely testing has the key part to play here even more now?
Have a great weekend all ( in the house and wash my hands for me).