Mutating Corona Virus

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I have to say it's the same for me, BN. The links aren't embedded but clicking on them takes me to the article. 

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I see wee Nicola is keeping mask wearing as case numbers go up. I agree with her.

 

Mask rules to stay in force in Scotland as Covid cases rise | Scotland | The Guardian

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Nicola Sturgeon says increase driven by Omicron sub-variant means rule must remain beyond 21 March

 

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Christina Pagel of Indie Sage has a new article in the Guardian on how things stand with covid at the moment. I think quite a few countries have dropped their guard too early.

 

Why is the UK seeing near-record Covid cases? We still believe the three big myths about Omicron | Christina Pagel | The Guardian

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People are desperate to return to life as normal, but the rising number of infections is a reminder that this pandemic isn’t over, says Christina Pagel...

 

[honeybee13]

Snow? It's April tomorrow!

 

I don't know if the virus is milder in warm weather, I thought it was more that people spend more time outside so the virus doesn't pass as easily.

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I've thought all along that living with the virus can also mean dying with the virus for too many people.

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France has just announced that the over-60s can have a second booster vaccination six months after the last one. Until now it's been for the over-80s, from memory and possibly people in care homes.

 

I hope the UK decides to go the same way.

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This is depressing about the state of the NHS, from the chief exec of the NHS Confederation.

 

'We do not have a living-with-Covid plan, we have a living-without-restrictions ideology.'

Matthew Taylor

 

Covid threat being ignored in England for ideological reasons, say NHS leaders | Health policy | The Guardian

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NHS Confederation calls for ‘living with Covid’ plans to be reconsidered as health system struggles

 

[honeybee13]

Well done the High Court. I suppose the government will waste further public money or try to dissuade the people bringing the case from continuing by threatening sky high costs like they have in the past.

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Commentator David Allen Green has posted his thoughts on non-tested patients being discharged into care homes. I think it's fair to say he isn't impressed.

 

The false and misleading statements of Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock about the Covid care homes judgment – The Law and Policy Blog

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29 April 2022 On Wednesday the prime minister was asked by Daisy Cooper MP about the high court decision holding that the government had acted...

 

And another one.

 

How one paragraph in the significant Covid and care homes judgment describes Matt Hancock’s lethal, unlawful policy – The Law and Policy Blog

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28th April 2022 One of the most outstanding lawyers I know works a lot with care home clients. Sometime ago they told me about what happened when...

 

[honeybee13]

That sounds worth keeping an eye on, TJ. Thank you for posting the article.

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I don't have time to read that straight away, does it mention mask-wearing at all?

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That's useful, TJ, thank you. You could also post it in our Holidays and airlines forum where people who are affected might see it.

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I think that's right, given the way cases are going.

 

I haven't stopped wearing one in medical settings, including the pharmacy and I hope more people will do this.

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I don't know enough to comment on what's in this article but Imperial College is a respected institution and has a strong medical side. It's thought provoking.

 

Where’s the herd immunity? Our research shows why Covid is still wreaking havoc | Danny Altmann | The Guardian

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‘Living with the virus’ is proving much harder than the early vaccine success suggested, says professor of immunology Danny Altmann

 

[honeybee13]

And use mitigating measures like wearing masks and good ventilation? They don't cost much and they work.

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That has to be right about mutations, TJ.

 

Fingers crossed for new vaccines soon. I plan to have any booster doses I'm offered.

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Here's Stephen Reicher of SAGE on the current situation with masks, etc.

 

In pretending that Covid is over, the UK government is playing a dangerous game | Stephen Reicher | The Guardian

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Acting like the virus is no longer a risk undermines our trust in public health measures, says psychologist Stephen Reicher

 

[honeybee13]

Cautious optimism I think. Good luck to them.

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That's very sad about cutting payment for offering vaccines and doesn't say a lot fo HMG's priorities. I hope this is more of a negotiating tactic and that an arrangement can be reached. I wonder if pharmacies could take up some of the slack, but maybe they won't take well to having the payment cut.

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It's no surprise that this is from GB News. AFAIK none of the doctors is a virologist, you have an oncologist who signed the Great Barrington Declaration, a cardiologist, a chair of a medical committee and another cardiologist.

 

Clearly I'm no expert, I don't know If our @BazzaS is around to give us a more informed opinion.

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I suppose it could be a bit like financial funds funding the FCA.

 

The BMJ did a study on what you're talking about in June this year, it sounds quite detailed. The link should take to a pdf.

From FDA to MHRA: are drug regulators for hire? - The BMJ

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Google is your friend, TOR.

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How do you mean please?

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The FT's statistics man is looking at the current increase in excess deaths. Not all of them are down to the heatwave, he thinks.

 

 

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I seem to have missed the point about being vaccinated by a doctor. Why is this important please?