Coronabollocks..

[ribrash]

From the Fail and other papers...

'What was the point in getting vaccinated?': Fury as PM says people can't meet indoors over Easter - even if they've ALL had two jabs -

[Pontius Navigator]

they both had a covid test each week and a blood test to measure if they had covid antibodies .Anti bodies were not detected in either of them but after having their first jabs

I tink you misread that, Mrs?

Makes perfect sense. I think you don't understand.

[Boac]

They were in a trial to assess their anti-body levels which were nil (as were many). Then they had their first jab and the levels appeared. Where is the 'placebo'?

Unless 1DC's quote was written by somebody using your spellchecker I cannot see the issue! Using that form of writing, of course, 'first jabs ' may not mean 'first jabs' but first 'real jabs'? It that what you are saying?

[PHXPhlyer]

I read it the same way as Boac.

PP

[Boac]

Indeed - what on earth would be the point of even talking about a placebo vaccine that doesn't vaccinate? Gosh.

[Pontius Navigator]

As I was in the same trial but ruled out as I didn't get my test kit before I got my jab.

[OFSO]

Swings and Roundabouts.

Madrid Province, very light lockdown
Av February Infections per 100k: 279
Bar/Restaurant profits compared
to same period 2020: 53%

Catalunia, hard lockdown
Av February Infections per 100k: 206
Bar/Restaurant profits compared
to same period 2020: 37%

Source FT, yesterday.

[OFSO]

UK deaths from all causes are currently lower than every year since 2014*. Surprise, surprise. Just what I posted last year..... People who would have died this year, aged or ill or both, have been killed early by Covid. Last year's increase is this year's dip.

* Guardian, today.

[Pontius Navigator]

Dullard question of the day: will you give us 4 weeks notice for air travel?

East one. Just wait until 12 June and say you can start 10 Jul. The fastest airline then has to twiddle thumbs

I got the impression he said get ready, don't wait for 4 weeks notice.

[Bob]

Currently about 20,000 a day flying into the UK, 8000 of which are openly admitting to being tourists and let in with no tests or checks...from Peru, France, all over
and they pretend to be following the science with a straight face (the odd smirk does slip out though I notice)

[OFSO]

Well that's amazing, since everyone without exception I know traveling back to the UK has had to provide three tests, one before departing, two after arriving, these were checked in the UK and they received follow-up calls and in two cases home visits.

[Woody]

Apparently the whole story is Coronabollocks, even the Fail didn’t explode with indignation over it.

[Bob]

Well that's amazing, since everyone without exception I know traveling back to the UK has had to provide three tests, one before departing, two after arriving, these were checked in the UK and they received follow-up calls and in two cases home visits.

You dont half make up some *****

[OFSO]

Feel free to borrow some to place between your ears to remedy the deficit there.

[Pontius Navigator]

Whoopty do da support day

The Independent calculated that at least 30 extra flights have been operated from Pakistan to the UK in the last week, with around 5,000 to 7,000 recorded arrivals in addition to the normal numbers.

[Woody]

Whoopty do da support day

The Independent calculated that at least 30 extra flights have been operated from Pakistan to the UK in the last week, with around 5,000 to 7,000 recorded arrivals in addition to the normal numbers.

Patently obvious that this would happen after Bungling Boris gave seven days notice of the closing, must’ve been based on the science I suppose

[Pontius Navigator]

In good company though. Most EU countries have done the same.

Remember 9/11, the US closed its borders even while planes were en route. They either turned back or diverted.

[OFSO]

With the Astra Zeneca vaccine, the Pfizer and now the Johnson and Johnson vaccines being the cause of thrombosis, President Macron of France has announced that his medical experts have determined that since all of the deceased were alive before they died, life itself is the cause of death, and he and Reichschancellor Merkel are going to do something about it as soon as they decide what.

[Boac]

They could lead by example..................

[Pontius Navigator]

I wonder is under 40 gingers are more vulnerable.