Or alternatively, nothing has gone wrong at all. I've read that BBC report. To quote, The care home group said of the residents and staff who had tested positive "the majority have shown ei… (View Post)

Both the prompt boosters (at least for the vulnerable, ideally for everyone) and the jabs for older kids (once the necessary safety and efficacy studies have been completed) sound like excellent idea… (View Post)

Quite. And the notion that, if masking mandates are dumped on June 21st, more than a tiny minority of hardcore germophobes will keep using them, is for the birds. Masks are horrible. Above all, I thi… (View Post)

Absolutely, although my understanding of the New Zealand approach is that it was never the intention that the disease be kept out forever. How could it be? No sensible government could propose such a… (View Post)

This has been discussed before. It's a very bad idea. Already the pandemic has effectively seen the livelihoods, freedoms and opportunities of the young tossed on the bonfire to save the lives o… (View Post)