Why does everyone seem to ignore the effect of the vaccines on the spread of the virus? Bringing down the R rate is much more valuable than bringing down the IFR, because its effect multiplies week a… (View Post)

If it has escaped from there, it doesn't necessarily mean it was developed there. Could just be one they had collected from the wild. It could even have been from an animal they'd only just… (View Post)

I'd press Like if it wasn't so sad and infuriating. (I think the other big mistake was not to open the schools first and assess the impact of that before opening anything else. And of cours… (View Post)

The SNP in 2007 at least was the largest party, with Salmond becoming FM because the minor parties abstained in the FM vote. Minority government becomes much harder when other parties actually have t… (View Post)

Agreed, but as with the vaccines, the effect on the R rate multiplies week after week, while the effects on hospitalisations and deaths per case are one-off factors. (View Post)