Strain B1.1.529

[Widgetone]

If they say two vaccines and a booster is not enough to stop it then that will destroy any credence in the vaccination programme. Most if not all in this country have been exposed to the virus so have some immunity (shown to be far more effective than vaccines), we will have to rely on this.

With you on this. Had my 3 jabs + flu and behaved sensibly throughout
I'm starting to think i'm becoming a conspiracy theorist - our leaders just want to keep us cowed don't they?
I get really irritated that folk are ditching masks left right and centre, be tragic to blow it now...

 

[holywell farmer]

Things will be fine

Really??

 

[Hindsight]

Case in Belgium. It'll be everywhere by the end of winter.

Global rush to ban travellers from southern Africa over new Covid-19 variant

The discovery in South Africa of a new coronavirus variant triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from a number of countries in southern Africa and stock markets on both…

www.france24.com

That long?

 

[Widgetone]

Never mind Africa, first flight in from Europe and we've got it here..just as well Priti has been uninvited

 

[uztrac]

It's ok, I see Defra have been given the job of stopping the virus in the UK and we know how useful they are during disease outbreaks.

The usual defra policy is to cull any potential carrier within a 5 mile radius,interesting ?

 

[Mouser]

With you on this. Had my 3 jabs + flu and behaved sensibly throughout
I'm starting to think i'm becoming a conspiracy theorist - our leaders just want to keep us cowed don't they?
I get really irritated that folk are ditching masks left right and centre, be tragic to blow it now...

Blow it now? Because it's so well under control at the minute and the possible 10% reduction in transmission from masks will make all the difference.

 

[essex man]

Blow it now? Because it's so well under control at the minute and the possible 10% reduction in transmission from masks will make all the difference.

Indeed, plus the government are trumpeting the early "freedom day"and subsequent increased spread/prevalence as a good thing.
It is the reason we are not seeing Austria style spike now apparently , in which case ...why have we bothered with masks etc at all???
One wonders how many times people need their intelligence insulted in order to wake up

 

[Exfarmer]

Blow it now? Because it's so well under control at the minute and the possible 10% reduction in transmission from masks will make all the difference.

Just been in a certain supermarket , despite sign I only saw one other person with a mask. Then only 2 checkouts open out of 8 and both across from each other, so we were queuing together and as usual on a friday evening everyone desperate to get home and saving a metre or two at the checkout is 2 less metres to get home

 

[DrWazzock]

Well local NHS is as good as non existent anyway now. So really best just soldier on with pains and problems till we just can’t go another step and conk out. No point worrying about it.

 

[DrWazzock]

What amuses me is that every new variant is said to be “even more transmissible”. It must now be at the point then where it can travel down phone lines.

 

[Charlie Gill]

Really??

Yes.

 

[Bootneck]

Not enough people getting a third injection so they are wheeling out an even more deadly variant. Probably preparing us for another lock down as well.

 

[ColinV6]

Not enough people getting a third injection so they are wheeling out an even more deadly variant. Probably preparing us for another lock down as well.

Yep. You can almost read the script. It’s laughable.

 

[Hindsight]

Just been in a certain supermarket , despite sign I only saw one other person with a mask. Then only 2 checkouts open out of 8 and both across from each other, so we were queuing together and as usual on a friday evening everyone desperate to get home and saving a metre or two at the checkout is 2 less metres to get home

Why did you go in then early evening on a Friday night? I assume you are retired? If so what about during the day. As it is I am going to ASDA tonight at 10pm. Be beggar all there then.

 

[Charlie Gill]

Not enough people getting a third injection so they are wheeling out an even more deadly variant. Probably preparing us for another lock down as well.

Who's 'they' and who said it was more deadly?

 

[Exfarmer]

Why did you go in then early evening on a Friday night? I assume you are retired? If so what about during the day. As it is I am going to ASDA tonight at 10pm. Be beggar all there then.

Sometimes the devil drives
No not the wife
Just happened to be there

 

[holywell farmer]

Yes.

I don't agree sadly

 

[gone up the hill]

Do people not realize they are now being played big time and taken for fools??

Will you @bobk have a fourth jab early next year? because that is what is coming down the road for sure!

 

[Charlie Gill]

I don't agree sadly

Fair enough, but for christ sake don't let it drag you down. There's no evidence yet it can swerve any immunity we may have. Ignore the news for 2 weeks while they test it

 

[Charlie Gill]

Do people not realize they are now being played big time and taken for fools??

Will you @bobk have a fourth jab early next year? because that is what is coming down the road for sure!

F me. Played by who?