If Scotland eventually goes its own way, I wonder how much blame PM Gladstone should get for permitting separate England and Scotland football teams. He couldn't plead ignorance, as his MP son a… (View Post)

Yep, on those numbers, herd immunity should be achievable as long as vaccine take-up is good enough. Extremely good news. (View Post)

One of the replies has this explanation attempt: "Mixing outside is super healthy - exposure to low [viral] loads builds immunity" Could be something in that, with low exposure maybe acting… (View Post)

Fair enough, but it also isn't the end of lockdown. They're still in their "level 3", with a night-time curfew. You'd expect the effects of the relaxing to start showing up i… (View Post)

It ran through enough people to build up herd immunity and killed 50 million along the way. Yes, we could have taken that approach. I prefer the vaccines. (View Post)