Covid: No plans for October lockdown, says government

Randy said:
The government aren't going to be able to successfully implement another lockdown after they (and many on here) told us all that vaccination is the end game.

I for one won't be taking any notice of any potential lockdown. I've done my part, worn the masks, had months and months off of work, socially distanced, my kids have missed crucial parts of growing up, and all my family have been fully vaccinated.
Click to expand...

And why should you?
 
Imagine telling people who've been double vaxxed that they have to lock down YET again, that will go down like a fart in a lift.
 
Randy said:
The government aren't going to be able to successfully implement another lockdown after they (and many on here) told us all that vaccination is the end game.

I for one won't be taking any notice of any potential lockdown. I've done my part, worn the masks, had months and months off of work, socially distanced, my kids have missed crucial parts of growing up, and all my family have been fully vaccinated.
Click to expand...
Sure you said that after the first and second lockdown
 
DanBoro4499 said:
Imagine telling people who've been double vaxxed that they have to lock down YET again, that will go down like a fart in a lift.
Click to expand...
Exactly.

Goalposts shifting yet again and some can't wait. They'll get to work from home again, on full wack and still get to watch the footie. 😎
 
Perhaps some of the £36 billion could be spent on future proofing the NHS in order that it isn't overwhelmed in future?

It's clear this isn't going away (potentially ever?) so it would make sense to me to plan for it long-term, none more so than in the field of healthcare!

Main hospital in Stockholm yesterday announced the building/fitment of a new permanent wing purely dedicated to Covid treatment, surely we should be doing the same?

Short-term solutions to long-term problems are not the answer in my opinion.
 
Well we may have another lockdown but as others have asked, if vaccinations don't stop lockdowns what are our other options?

It seems to me that locking down only delays the inevitable, unless, of course, we are working on better vaccinations and they are not very far away.
 
DanBoro4499 said:
Imagine telling people who've been double vaxxed that they have to lock down YET again, that will go down like a fart in a lift.
Click to expand...
Got to love this country haven't you? I agree lockdowns shouldn't be the answer anymore and vaccines are the only way out. But it does tickle me that some of you go apoplectic with rage about YET ANOTHER lockdown when we have had one of the most lax, most loosely followed lockdown in the world.

There's an amazing sense of privilege in this country to eb so upset when other countries are doing real actual lockdowns.
 
And the ignorance as to what vaccinations do and why other measures might continue to be necessary after nearly two years is astounding.
 
you get the feeling that the vaccine was or is a short term fix for Covid, which has been ok but still hasn’t had the desired results in slowing down the virus. Now we just have more mutations and even though deaths may have been stymied the virus is still there and it seems as though it could develop into what experts are calling the doomsday virus. I see the big pharmaceutical companies wanting volunteers again for more experimental tests on different drugs etc so that in itself tells us that the vaccine isn’t that good. Much like the flu where you get a shot every year Covid will be the same process.
 
SmallTown said:
Got to love this country haven't you? I agree lockdowns shouldn't be the answer anymore and vaccines are the only way out. But it does tickle me that some of you go apoplectic with rage about YET ANOTHER lockdown when we have had one of the most lax, most loosely followed lockdown in the world.

There's an amazing sense of privilege in this country to eb so upset when other countries are doing real actual lockdowns.
Click to expand...
Great point, people having this ridiculous sense of entitlement , if a lockdown is required, then so be it but as someone else mentioned, we need to be working on the long term strategy in parallel.
 
Expat Smoggie said:
you get the feeling that the vaccine was or is a short term fix for Covid, which has been ok but still hasn’t had the desired results in slowing down the virus. Now we just have more mutations and even though deaths may have been stymied the virus is still there and it seems as though it could develop into what experts are calling the doomsday virus. I see the big pharmaceutical companies wanting volunteers again for more experimental tests on different drugs etc so that in itself tells us that the vaccine isn’t that good. Much like the flu where you get a shot every year Covid will be the same process.
Click to expand...
It's a different disease to the flu and different vaccine too. Essentially it is mutating a lot at the moment, so it isn't at all that the vaccines are no good. We just haven't refined them yet. We'll keep working on medicines as the virus mutates. It's possible it could mutate into a doomsday virus but it certainly hasn't yet, and vaccine efficacy was strong in the beginning. no reason why we can't win this war with drug. Same as we did with Smallpox, with a mush less advanced knowledge of medicine.
 
The thing is after the government cuts to services most of the public sector was "overwhelmed". Many of these services are if not life and death, are at least very important. Yet there was no mitigation taken.
It seems incongruous that the same government would shut down society to protect public services.
I think the real difference is in 2010 people voted for public services to be decimated. Whereas covid barged in uninvited.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top