The Covid thread

[YamFazFan]

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Rubbish - I don't believe people are that stupid.

You overestimate the populist led public.
So what was the point of having a green list?

[YamFazFan]

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The government has taken no end of flack for acting 'too late again' in the past, now it's critisised   for acting too quickly. You can't have it both ways.

The government takes flack for being inconsistent and incompetent

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He's a politician. They all do that

Apart from those that resign, and the 45 (or so) Tory rebels that will vote against the government's overseas aid proposals 

[YamFazFan]

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[YamFazFan]

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[YamFazFan]

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[Dudeofrude]

My favourite county Cornwall just on the news. Apparently they've had record numbers on holiday there this half term.
They said one site is charging 8k per week for a static caravan . Madness.

I wonder if there's a widely used term for when you stay in your own country for a vacation? 🤔😝😝

[fazersharp]

It was moved from Turkey to Portugal as a 'safe' country. It only became 'unsafe' after we'd been there.

wrong. The reason it went to Portugal rather than here is because Portugal said that all the fifa bigwigs did not have to isolate on arrival. We did the right thing and said we don't care who you are you need to isolate.
 The people to blame are those at fifa..

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Fifa run world football, not European competitions such as the Champions League 

[fazersharp]

Fifa run world football, not European competitions such as the Champions League 

The other ones then 

[YamFazFan]

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Except what is the point in having a 'traffic light' system? What is the point the government having a green list of safe countries, and then withdrawing the most popular one with 4 days notice?

Personally, if Portugal is that bad it needs to go on the red list, it should be immediate, not with several days notice. Same with every other country.

The government is tracking numbers etc for all these countries so can give some notice that they are expecting this country or that country to drop down a level (amber to green etc) but not give a date. For countries going the other way, they could give some warning that a country may end up red/amber soon but the actual switch of bands should be immediate.

[YamFazFan]

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[fazersharp]

Just listening to the papers review on LBC. Apparently India put pressure on the WHO to change the variant naming.

No surprise there

[Grahamm]

Well I've just had my second jab, fingers crossed I don't feel knackered tomorrow, although I've decided to give the gym a miss anyway...

[YamFazFan]

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Well said Tony Blair

 

[fazersharp]

 Do not trust what that snake says. He only sees it as a back door stepping stone for full ID cards - something he has been craving since he was the PM


Blair -- "With this ability to securely prove vaccination status, we can move beyond blunt, catch-all tools and align with other countries by removing certain restrictions for the fully vaccinated".

Apart from if you live in Hungary  . They bypassed the EU's vax shambles and instead went for the Russian and Chinese one - so Brussels spat their dummy out and spitefully adopted a draft legislation about the digital green card (their vax passport ), Under the adopted proposal, only those who have been vaccinated with one of the vaccines approved by the EU Medicines Agency will benefit from the travel facilitation. This only targeted Hungary. 

So instead Hungary started to announced bilateral agreements made separately with each EU state to recognise Hungary's vax passports to allow Hungarian citizens to travel without undergoing quarantine requirements. Hungary already reached such agreements with Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Bahrain and Turkey. Now in the face of that the EU have backed down and will now allow Hungary's vax. So glad we are out of all that crap.

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They bypassed the EU's vax shambles and instead went for the Russian and Chinese one -

I thought you previously said China was to blame for everything? And would you trust a vaccine manufactured by the country that dishes out Novichock with no regard?
Anyway, holidays in the Falklands this year. 

[fazersharp]

They bypassed the EU's vax shambles and instead went for the Russian and Chinese one -

I thought you previously said China was to blame for everything? And would you trust a vaccine manufactured by the country that dishes out Novichock with no regard?
Anyway, holidays in the Falklands this year. 

I did and what I posted doesn't change that when it comes to the Chinese virus. I thought Negative comments about vaccines were just from tin foil hat antivaxers, apparently both China's and the rusky are perfectly good vaccines according to the EU as they have now approved it. After spending months doing their best trying to discredit the Oxford AZ one

[YamFazFan]

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[fazersharp]

Anyway, holidays in the Falklands this year. 

Yep. Pay our respects to our brave boys . See you there

Shame this isn't still flying - could could of done trips down there.

(I will never pass up an opportunity to post this picture )