Do What It Says On The Tin

[teacake44]

More sloppy lazy decisions from Boris, or should I now be looking at the decisions Chris Witty and Sir Patrick Vallance are making.

On the TV news this morning, we are the only country in the world who decided to stretch the second dose of the vaccine to 12 weeks. Here we are yet again thinking we can go against what everyone else is doing, not what it says on the tin, 3 weeks between the first dose.

The WHO and the BMA are saying if you do stretch it out, no more than 6 weeks, even then they can't be sure its right, so why not stick to what the rest of the world is doing 3 weeks.
How many more times does Boris need to be hit over the head with a sledge hammer before he gets any message RIGHT?. Its not difficult to follow the instruction that comes with the medication, play about with it and your asking for trouble, and thats just what were getting big time. Unless people get their second one, all the first ones could become void .

If Boris had two and half Lts of paint and it told you on the tin to add 10% water, he would more than likely add 10 Lts of water so he could paint more rooms, with shocking results. This bloke is off his trolly for sure.

[teacake44]

ichkeria 15.03, just because they are a SIR Vallance, and a chief Whitty Don't mean to say they are right, and it certainly don't give them the right to go against the vaccine instructions without asking other bodies first.

[teacake44]

15.09 Care home did you really need me to explain that to you?

[gulliver1]

Go for it Teacake 100 answers and not out ,well done.

[teacake44]

Gona need a coffee break soon, talk about not seeing the wood for the trees. gull :0)))

[teacake44]

Danny , what planet am I on, a different one to Boris thank god. Thought you had gone to watch the news and learn?

[ichkeria]

They may be right teacake but I am still uneasy about it

[teacake44]

TTT where have you gone? just because I said you were anti British, about you're thought on the British justice system regarding Andrew Harper, no need to go off in a uff and buff.

[ToraToraTora]

I'm still here sweetheart! I am comfortable that I am 100% pro British so I am impervious to your diversionary BS. Did you tell us whether you are going to refuse the vaccine yet?

[bobbinwales]

Ha. Teacake knows better than with and balance. Would love to see you try to tell prof Van Tan hes wrong.

[teacake44]

Steady with the sweetheart you could be talking to M or F, I was worried I'd upset you, glad you're ok.?

[teacake44]

bobb, Hope you can swim? :0)

[ToraToraTora]

take more than your cobras sweet cheeks!

[teacake44]

15.26 TTT have you never heard of reading between the lines ?? If you can master that, you will find your answer.

[gulliver1]

15,27 , Eh.

[teacake44]

Any how off for my (walk) in the park, not riding a bike like Boris, fall off , knocked off, and end up needing hospital treatment. You can all sneak in now without fear of an answer, for the time being anyhow :0)

[ToraToraTora]

what are you on about?

[bobbinwales]

Predictive text. WITTY and VALlance

[KARL]

Who decides, is in charge of measures to deal with the pandemic ? The impression is sometimes being given that the scientists are, on other occasions that it is the government. No wonder people are confused, unimpressed and worse.

Elsewhere the politicians are hardly ever seen at media/public updates and announcements of aims/plans, they keep out of what others are far better at. There the scientists and public protection/police authorities are the ones who are at the forefront. The information flow is fulsome and the transparency is striking - there is no suggestion at any stage that some aspect should not be made known to the public, kept quiet/hidden until a "better/more appropriate" time (...because they couldn't handle it, need to be kept in the dark, might flip ?). From the beginning they have taken brave decisions and been authorised by the government to carry them out.

Interestingly they are doing conspicuously better than so many (including the UK in particular) with regard to slowing the thing to a tiny trickle at the first wave and again these days (well before Christmas, actually). There, public co-operation/compliance and trust in the leadership and their restrictions are streets ahead of the UK. Chicken and egg conundrum ? Vaccination is going ahead but because the situation is under control there is not the same desperate urgency as where things are chaotically out of control. Yes, I am not just astonished but verging on distraught: If it is possible elsewhere, why not in the UK - how do you explain it ?

[gulliver1]

15.38 , Thought you had been on the Old Goose, For a moment , and you were on about Ricky Valance

[woofgang]

I have been having a think about this. I think there are potentially two outcomes to second dose delay. Outcome 1 is that it makes no difference. Outcome 2 is that the effects of the first vaccine have in some way worn off and second vaccine behaves as though its a first dose. Obvs not ideal but not dangerous of itself.
I don't think its like an antibiotic where I understand that misuse can give resistant bacteria a chance to develop.

maybe the Prof or PP will see this comment and contribute?