There are hundreds of thousands if not more alive and well today thanks to the vaccine programme - the best preventative measure you can get. Hence your last sentence..... (View Post)

Stopping Omicron is really hard - cloth masks can give around 30/40% protection - the medical onea FFP2, etc push that up to near 100% depending on the type and how worn. No measures can prevent the … (View Post)

Update from Spain from a local blog in my area of Andalucia: "Spain currently has a hospitalisation rate almost DOUBLE that of the UK. Despite carrying out about a fifth of the tests carried out… (View Post)

Much of the site has become so boring of late - a whole load of personal spats about sfa. Focus on issues would e so refreshing. Don't like someone - ignore! Hopefully absolutely no-one will rrespond… (View Post)

The latter generate the numbers - twas ever thus. EDIT: Actually it was not ever thus - the BBC used to have standards. (View Post)