The French have been very, very unlucky. AIUI most vaccine candidates fail, and they seem to have fallen victim to two prominent such mishaps. If Oxford has lucked out our own situation would be very… (View Post)

I do rather worry that this is going to start off with the EU blaming AstraZeneca, but end up with the EU scapegoating the UK. The path between the two scenarios is very short. AZ digs its heels in, … (View Post)

It would not be that hard to pick up the phone to the Taoiseach and agree a common approach, either. I believe that the Republic of Ireland has been hit at least as hard as we have just lately, they … (View Post)

Except that all the mood music on the news last night and this morning is that it's only going to be applied to arrivals from a list of high risk countries. That'll make some small contribu… (View Post)

Which does no flipping good at all if rampaging Covid anywhere else in the world gives rise to a vaccine resistant mutation that then gets loose in this country. We would have to start all over again… (View Post)