Popular Post sidcow Posted May 13, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2021 Sky News have pissed me off with their Coronavirus reporting. They are constantly putting a negative slant on everything. Every variant is highly dangerous. Every thing that happens is slated as a disaster. Todays stories are that Boris Johnson rules nothing out to control the Indian variant and that next weeks lockdown easing should be called off. Its similar every day. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, sidcow said: Sky News have pissed me off with their Coronavirus reporting. They are constantly putting a negative slant on everything. Every variant is highly dangerous. Every thing that happens is slated as a disaster. Todays stories are that Boris Johnson rules nothing out to control the Indian variant and that next weeks lockdown easing should be called off. Its similar every day. "Very concerning..." **** right off. The negative nellies are loving their year in the spotlight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 29 minutes ago, sidcow said: Sky News have pissed me off with their Coronavirus reporting. They are constantly putting a negative slant on everything. Every variant is highly dangerous. Every thing that happens is slated as a disaster. Todays stories are that Boris Johnson rules nothing out to control the Indian variant and that next weeks lockdown easing should be called off. Its similar every day. You can drop corona from that comment... Same old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, bickster said: I had no reaction at all either Nor me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: You can drop corona from that comment... Same old Yeah, that is true but it's just really started to get my goat on the coronavirus lately. They do feel like a halfway house to Fox News. They're going to have to work to find their space when the new full on right wing news channels start up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussG Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Sky News have pissed me off with their Coronavirus reporting. They are constantly putting a negative slant on everything. Every variant is highly dangerous. Every thing that happens is slated as a disaster. Todays stories are that Boris Johnson rules nothing out to control the Indian variant and that next weeks lockdown easing should be called off. Its similar every day. Sky are the absolute worst with their reporting, also giving constant airtime to "experts" such as Deepti Gurdasani who's desperate to maintain her prolonged period of relevance. They must know the impact they're having on peoples mental health and anxiety, clearly they don't give much of a toss though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2021 Found out a colleagues younger brother died from Covid a couple of weeks back. Young guy. Horrific. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, RussG said: Sky are the absolute worst with their reporting, also giving constant airtime to "experts" such as Deepti Gurdasani who's desperate to maintain her prolonged period of relevance. They must know the impact they're having on peoples mental health and anxiety, clearly they don't give much of a toss though. I don't watch or read the news, perks of living abroad, but I have found myself sticking sky news on YouTube a bit as background noise What I've found particularly distasteful is them shouting questions at people in the street as they go about their business and then report them ignoring them as refusing to comment "Prince William refuses to comment on Prince Andrew allegation" is somehow a headline when the footage shows some woman screaming at him "is your uncle a pedo?" as he opens a new school Get to **** you words removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 https://news.sky.com/story/covid-news-live-latest-updates-ministers-poised-for-further-action-to-curb-indian-variant-as-study-shows-delaying-second-pfizer-jab-increases-protection-12302400 Delaying second Pfizer jab significantly boosts immune response in older people, study shows Quote A 12-week gap between Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine doses significantly increases the immune response in older people, research suggests. The antibody response in people aged over 80 is three and a half times greater in those who have the second dose after 12 weeks, compared with a three-week interval, the study found. Researchers said the study of 175 people, who were older than 80 and living independently, is the first direct comparison of the immune response in any age group for the different intervals. While the Pfizer jab was originally authorised for a three-week interval between doses, several countries including the UK extended it to 12 weeks so a greater percentage of the population could receive one dose quicker. Quote The study, led by the University of Birmingham in collaboration with Public Health England, found that extending the interval to 12 weeks increased the peak spike-specific antibody response to the virus 3.5-fold compared with those who had the second vaccine at three weeks They concluded that waiting 12 weeks to administer a second Pfizer jab potentially enhances and extends antibody immunity and helps prevent infections. First author Dr Helen Parry, National Institute for Health Research academic clinical lecturer at the University of Birmingham, said: "This research is crucial, particularly in older people, as immune responses to vaccination deteriorate with age." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 11 hours ago, RussG said: Sky are the absolute worst with their reporting, also giving constant airtime to "experts" such as Deepti Gurdasani who's desperate to maintain her prolonged period of relevance. They must know the impact they're having on peoples mental health and anxiety, clearly they don't give much of a toss though. Can't wait to never see Deepti Gurdasani ever again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted May 14, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2021 2nd jab complete, can I now av it large in Ibiza? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: 2nd jab complete, can I now av it large in Ibiza? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Burnham again talking sense IMO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I'm a cynic, so I believe the rumour of 'nothing is ruled out' from Boris is nothing but the government countering the 'let the bodies pile high' comment from last week. I hate politics; I might be wrong but I think there are many vulnerable people, sitting at home, watching too much TV, and worrying about this sort of stuff just so politicians score a few kudos points with a certain group of voters. These sort of comments from the PM are disrespectful and damaging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted May 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2021 Pubs, clubs and indoors can be opened up again from Monday. Which is great news, because standing outside watching football is still not allowed. So now we can all pile in the clubhouse and watch it on the TV with a pint. It would only be dangerous if we opened the patio doors and watched it for real. But inside, on a TV, 50 metres from where the game is actually happening, that’s now legit.. 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: Pubs, clubs and indoors can be opened up again from Monday. Which is great news, because standing outside watching football is still not allowed. So now we can all pile in the clubhouse and watch it on the TV with a pint. It would only be dangerous if we opened the patio doors and watched it for real. But inside, on a TV, 50 metres from where the game is actually happening, that’s now legit.. don't forget that it's lethal today; the virus is doing overtime this weekend and taking time off from Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Burnham again talking sense IMO Not really, the last time they didn't work in his region was because he delayed in locking down by a week. Merseyside who did lockdown with almost the same rates a week earlier than Manchester, came out of lockdown many weeks before Manchester. He himself was a major factor in the Manchester lockdown not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just now, bickster said: Not really, the last time they didn't work in his region was because he delayed in locking down by a week. Merseyside who did lockdown with almost the same rates a week earlier than Manchester, came out of lockdown many weeks before Manchester. He himself was a major factor in the Manchester lockdown not working I've seen you make this argument before, and I just don't believe that there's any way to say with that anything like the confidence you say it. There can be literally dozens of explanations that have nothing to do with him, and there is no way for you or I to disaggregate them. What we know is that local lockdowns failed, in numerous parts of the country, and are hugely harmful as a policy (they are complete barrier to 'a return to normal'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, bickster said: Not really, the last time they didn't work in his region was because he delayed in locking down by a week. Merseyside who did lockdown with almost the same rates a week earlier than Manchester, came out of lockdown many weeks before Manchester. He himself was a major factor in the Manchester lockdown not working Wasn't his argument not that Manchester region shouldn't lock down, but more that the Gov't needed to provide the resources/money to support all the people impacted if it wanted it locked down, and they weren't doing that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 14, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, blandy said: Wasn't his argument not that Manchester region shouldn't lock down, but more that the Gov't needed to provide the resources/money to support all the people impacted if it wanted it locked down, and they weren't doing that? Yes it was but it still delayed the lockdown by a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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