sidcow Posted December 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 hours ago, chrisp65 said: stage four, new tier announced, nobody must lick anybody Oh no. Are they offering furlough to the UK porn industry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 minute ago, sidcow said: Oh no. Are they offering furlough to the UK porn industry? I think its ok if its for work or during a grouse shoot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 hours ago, bickster said: Or alternatively the UK and South Africa are two countries actively trying to identify new strains of the virus I know it's illegal to give the UK any kind of credit for handling of The Coronavirus but if reports are to believed (I know, I know they are all government mouthpieces being given back handers by Boris) the UK is supposed to be doing a lot more analysis of strains than elsewhere in the world. I'm sure someone will point out that's totall propaganda bullshit but I'm just passing on what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 23, 2020 Do countries really base their reactions to Coronavirus situations based on what Boris Johnson says in press conferences, or do they take a lead from WHO facts and figures? I'm sure that would be a much more sensible way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted December 23, 2020 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2020 On a brighter note my 84 year old Uncle had his vaccination last week. He said he has felt absolutely fine since and didn't feel anything out of the ordinary immediately after the jab, no sore arm or anything. And trust me on this, I am talking about an international standard complainer. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 23, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, sidcow said: I know it's illegal to give the UK any kind of credit for handling of The Coronavirus but if reports are to believed (I know, I know they are all government mouthpieces being given back handers by Boris) the UK is supposed to be doing a lot more analysis of strains than elsewhere in the world. I'm sure someone will point out that's totall propaganda bullshit but I'm just passing on what I've read. Yes the two countries doing this the best are the UK and South Africa, so you'll see exactly why the two new viruses are being peddled as ours and theirs It is also worth noting that no government minister is involved in this science 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 23, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, sidcow said: or do they take a lead from WHO facts and figures? I'm sure that would be a much more sensible way to go. Hmmm, well the WHO are hardly infallible, they've made a clusterpork of a few things recently and not just to do with COVID The important thing is to listen to the scientists, ask the pertinent questions and then formulate a plan based on that. Whether those scientists are WHO or not. I can honestly understand a country getting a second opinion after WHO though That second opinion is not Boris Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 23, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: or during a grouse shoot. This has been going on so long, you really do forget some of the offensively yet open cronyism that this government has been responsible for. I mean the Grouse Shooting exception is another of those satire is dead moments 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 42 minutes ago, bickster said: Yes the two countries doing this the best are the UK and South Africa, so you'll see exactly why the two new viruses are being peddled as ours and theirs It is also worth noting that no government minister is involved in this science Australia has also been pretty good at keeping track of who has which strain and where it came from. We just don’t have many cases there to check for though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 3 hours ago, DCJonah said: There is no evidence that these new strains are more dangerous and the vaccine will work on them. I don't think this news should scare people. Nearly 40,000 cases today. I'm not doubting the vaccine will work with the new strains but the time it will take for it to have a serous effect on the rise in cases and deaths at the moment. The numbers are scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted December 23, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2020 7 hours ago, chrisp65 said: says she regrets having her parents executed It was believable until here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 So my track and trade app has told me I have been in contact with somebody who has tested positive. Dows anybody know what they define contact as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 6 hours ago, avfcDJ said: Dows anybody know what they define contact as? If it's from the NHS app then I think it's done on risk scoring, see this: Quote Risk-scoring algorithm Technical information Last updated: 29 October 2020 This paper summarises how the NHS COVID-19 app will calculate a risk score for an individual based on their recent contact with people who test positive for Coronavirus. The NHS COVID-19 app uses Bluetooth Low Energy to assess the distance over time between people who have downloaded the app in a privacy preserving manner. ...more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 58 minutes ago, snowychap said: If it's from the NHS app then I think it's done on risk scoring, see this: It's just strange, it's come back to isolate for 6 days. Does that mean it was 4 days ago? If so I was in a hotel room all day. Something not right, wish if gave me more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1 minute ago, avfcDJ said: It's just strange, it's come back to isolate for 6 days. Does that mean it was 4 days ago? If so I was in a hotel room all day. Something not right, wish if gave me more details. If it's from the app then I'm almost certain it's still guidance and not a legal duty (i.e. when contacted by contact tracers). If you're very doubtful about the accuracy then you can ignore it. I think your comments highlight the issue with isolation requests via the app. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 24, 2020 Moderator Share Posted December 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, avfcDJ said: It's just strange, it's come back to isolate for 6 days. Does that mean it was 4 days ago? If so I was in a hotel room all day. Something not right, wish if gave me more details. Could easily be someone in the room next door who you had no contact with at all but your phones were “close” to each other all night 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Wonder what’s taking so long to authorise the Oxford vaccine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 49 minutes ago, bickster said: Could easily be someone in the room next door who you had no contact with at all but your phones were “close” to each other all night Been empty either side of me. I feel fine but also realise I have a duty to protect others. It’s telling me to isolate for 6 days instead of 10 or 14, so I guess the person I was close to tested positive and they are going by that persons first symptoms when it comes to tracking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Wonder what’s taking so long to authorise the Oxford vaccine? The person they are paying to authorise it is 86 year old Tory supporter Beryl, who donated to the Boris Johnson 2019 campaign. Give her time, it’s mates rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 By the way, in the last 24 hours, we went past the barrier of 0.1% of the UK population dying from Covid-19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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