Medics, statisticians, public health officials and others think that excess deaths is the better measure. The reason they think that is it deals with all the variations of diagnosis, testing, and rec… (View Post)

Does he not recall how popular Corbyn was with pensioners? (View Post)

Nonsense, and I'm sure you know it's nonsense. The 5 days was cut back to 1, and we were strongly encouraged to minimise mixing. Nobody was encouraged to go mad. In tier 4 areas it was hous… (View Post)

That sounds like what someone from the JCVI said about the Pfizer and AstraZenaca vaccines. Trials necessarily look at efficacy amongst a population less at risk of hospitalisation and death, and so … (View Post)

I think we should accept that nobody should be travelling much in 2021, and even next year travel is only going to be acceptable when mass testing and vaccination are in place at both ends of a route… (View Post)