That is probably the first time I have been able to use the word where I wasn’t talking about a film. (View Post)

I assume he means the lateral flow tests that have been issued to all pupils and teachers. They take about 45 minutes to get a result, including the time taken to perform the test. You don’t need a c… (View Post)

At the moment vaccinations have a very high take-up without compulsion. I would be very reluctant to change that unless it was unavoidable. It might be a good thing to make vaccinations (against a ra… (View Post)

There is a bigger number who are vaccinated but the vaccine isn’t enough to protect them: if the vaccines are 95% effective then 5% of the adult population is still vulnerable (or partially so). Spea… (View Post)

The ethical basis for vaccinating children is an argument that has already happened. We vaccinate against Rubella not so much to protect the people we are vaccinating but to protect their as yet not … (View Post)