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  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2021 #392

    Yes, very different social structure. But good that it has worked well for them. 🙂

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2021 #393

    With a much smaller population spread over a much larger area,it can possibly work or so Australia also thought 

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2021 #394

    The majority of those "advised" not to be vacinated is because the vaccines are so new that until more is known about the virus ,it is a case of better safe? than (mitigationundecided)

  • Rufs
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    edited January 2021 #395

    Covid-19 although very serious today, will, as a matter of course just become another flu like virus.

    I agree with the vaccination programme as it is today, but overtime we will become blase about it and many millions will not bother to have the vaccine which i guess will be available just like the flu vaccine today, and how many millions do not have the flu vaccination even when you can get it free from your high street chemist ? and we still have thousands per year admitted to hospital or die from it, the WHO estimate 290k - 650k people die annually from influenza.undecided

    Coronavirus will morph into an influenza type virus in the not too distant future, and then we will wonder what all the fuss is about.

  • davetommo
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    edited January 2021 #396

    When I was a little boy in the early fifties I had scarlet fever which in those days was a killer, I am still here. I also remember the lining up. When I was  teenager in my late teens in the early seventies the same lining up again in my army days for a vaccination, usually every Friday with a warning not to have any alcohol, we all ignored that warning, still here. Still in my army days we had  a spell of coming under fire every day for 4 months Sunday mornings we had a reprieve, still here. 
    If covid gets me and sees me off I have a funeral plan in place and can honestly say I have had a good life.

  • Bakers2
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    edited January 2021 #397

    This is awful and disgusting on so many levels. I hope it works, my BBC links often don't. BBC News - Covid: Illegal New Year party at Essex church broken up https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-55506681

  • Bakers2
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    edited January 2021 #398

    As you probably know our daughter and family live in NZ. Life has been normal, except for a 2 week blip in September when Auckland went into full lockdown and daughters city to level 2 for 2 weeks, since June.

    They had their street Christmas party and she sent a photo of all the children sitting on the kerb. My instant reaction was 'they're too close'. But of course things are normal there. Their stats are great in regard to cases and deaths - long may it continue. Their prime minister is really on the case, long may it continue. Daughter says they still continue good handwashing etc, but you would in life anyway. She doesnt understand how lax we are.....

    For the first time ever I'm relatively pleased she and our granddaughters live so far away. 😢🙁

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #399

    If you copy just the URL at the top of the BBC page and paste it into the link box it will work B2.

  • Bakers2
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    edited January 2021 #400

    I try that everything. But have to use the share button on tablet and phone. Fingers crossed.

    My post was hard to get on here and I posted on another thread, same post but that seems to be missing now 🤣

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #401

    I looked at our local Covid figures tonight and the biggest group by far is the 59 years and younger age group. I presume the spread is emanating from those who are out and about and whilst some have to be out I hope the message to stay at home gets through to the rest.

     

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #402

    B2 I can still see your post on the other thread too. There is such a delay between replying and the posts appearing it is quite confusing!! wink

  • Bakers2
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    edited January 2021 #403

    Nephew lives in tower block on Canary Wharf, didn't see the fireworks but did see lots of folks out, then police arrived 😤😤.

    His partner moved in just before lockdown, a real test of their relationship, as they've both worked continually from home throughout. It's very tiny, bedsit with a bathroom really. They even had to stay put for Christmas 😉

  • LLM
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    edited January 2021 #404

    and a tiny population.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited January 2021 #405

    I have corrected the original now. I don't know how pasting works on a tablet only on a Windows laptop or PC. When I looked at it the URL had superfluous content which prevented the link opening. The link that actually appeared was correct.

    David

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2021 #406

    A tiny, but onboard, compliant population. Lives saved, economy saved, jobs more secure. Win-win methinks. I dream about living somewhere like that. If we were thirty years younger, no one to care for, we would be off like a shot. I cannot think of a single thing I would miss other than close family and good friends.

     

  • SteveL
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    edited January 2021 #407

    I get the same on my iPad David. When you share the link from the BBC App, it saves all the superfluous information in front of the URL. You need to edit it before or after pasting, otherwise it does not work. 

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #408

    Removed by self. Failed link.

     Thanks David, I can't get it to work via my phone!

    Steve my copy had removed the surplus but still no good. frown

     

     

     

  • LLM
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    edited January 2021 #409

    If the UK had a population of about 7m the population density would be roughly equal to NZ and I'm sure things would be very different here.

    We have family from both sides who are NZ citizens.  Like you we would live there if we could but we have to make do with visits.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited January 2021 #410

    Brue, I think yours would have been OK if you'd made it live.

    Test -

    Covid-19: New variant 'raises R number by up to 0.7' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55507012

     

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #411

    I have  family there too but my cousin misses the UK! wink

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #412

    Oh OK! I thought it was live, what action makes it live?

     

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #413

    Such a long delay isn't helping! wink

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited January 2021 #414

     Click the return button after loading it.

  • LLM
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    edited January 2021 #415

    8 of our 12 were born and bred there.  None have expressed any wish to live here and the ex Brits have no wish to return.  It would be great to be able to join them.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited January 2021 #416

    As Nellie said and once it goes green, you're live.

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #417

    Thanks for the link info, will try it at some point. smile

  • cyberyacht
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    edited January 2021 #418

    With regard to NZ, Clive James described it as a country of 50 million sheep, 10 million of whom think they are human. Aussie rivalry to the fore.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited January 2021 #419

    I’d take the more sheep, less human aspect.😁 

  • LLM
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    edited January 2021 #420

    He had a good sense of humour but his maths was rubbish laughing. 

  • brue
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    edited January 2021 #421

    My family in NZ are sheep and beef farmers. smile (I just looked it up, Mr James was nearly right! 26+ million sheep last year laughing) 

    Sorry this isn't much about Covid...🐏 !

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