I have no opinion about the validity of this paper which I have not read, but I can see that its conclusion is controversial. The author Paunio is not very well known. The committees and working grou… (View Post)

The OBR’s coronavirus analysis assumes that economic activity will get back to normal after a lockdown for three months. Is the OBR's economic scenario realistic? Alternatively, does the government i… (View Post)

People are used to being told what to do by the authorities and are trained to assume that they will handle any crisis, such as terrorists ("See It Say It Sorted"). In three months' time th… (View Post)

Parliament should not be suspended due to the coronavirus epidemic, and MPs should continue to attend Parliament in person. They are essential workers and they must continue to do their jobs, but the… (View Post)

Regarding the "Human trials of a coronavirus vaccine" (the previous thread), if the Oxford group vaccine passes its Stage 1 safety trails it would need to enter Stage 2 trials to determine … (View Post)