Covid Vaccine - Temporarily locked
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+1 I think you're right but perhaps economic pressures will be greater than others?
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It'll be a long time before life as we knew it returns, if indeed it ever does. I think we all have to expect a new 'normal' to develop as R2b suggested.
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Yes, makes sense. I think the problem I foresee with that, is that some folks will see that as a ‘trigger’, thinking it’s all over. Even with a low ‘R’ rate, infections could rise rapidly in those circumstances. I’m just thinking out loud...
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Personally I think if folk want to pay for it they should be able to do just that, @ say £40 a jab it’ll put money back into the system👍🏻
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More than happy for you to make a donation of £40 when your legitimate place in the priory queue arrives. Any other scenario means you’re taking advantage and risking the lives of those more vulnerable than you as 100% of the supply and health infrastructure is required to deal with others before you.
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I disagree, btw I intend to wait-I’m in no rush👍🏻. I think that every person who gets vax’d is one person safer, plus the fact they’ve paid means wages of care giver is covered, not coming out of the public purse it’s making money. The problem at the mo is they can’t get folk vax’d quick enough. I doubt there’ll be millions rocking up with a bunch of £tenners for the vax. I see it as sensible move even a win/win.
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Me agrees, just thought I’d share my disdain, I’m done now.
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well except that perfectly healthy does not sadly mean you won't get very ill or even die if you catch it.
No matter how much people may want to buy it that decision to sell it is not in our hands. But once it is I think a lot of people will buy it to protect themselves, their loved ones, no matter how perfectly heathy they are.
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well I could say that some 90 years old have recovered and some 30 years have sadly died, but yes I take your point of course.
But as I said the sale won't happen until a certain point, but then I do see quite a few people buying it that 'do not need it' however one defines that.
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I also guess some folk can’t think beyond their own parochial little world🤷🏻♂️. It’s basic economics. If you’ve got the money pay for it. It’s not a communist state, we run on capitalism as in you pay you play👍🏻
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and people on CT can reply to that opinion HD?
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It's a forum. We all express our opinions. There’s really no need to be apologetic about it.
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No I'm not? what am I arguing with myself about?,
I'm just replying with to your post quite politely.
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Why be so rude HD? Is it needed? We all have our opinions but can surely post them without a rude reply?
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And back to the Vaccine
Another interesting fact that I've just noticed in the Bloomberg data is that both Canada and the UK have ordered 3 times the number of vaccines than the respective size of their population, according to the numbers released. The only other countries with orders over 2 times are NZ and Australia.
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I find it interesting that NZ has given that it is Covid free?
Obliviously some good forward thinking there and wanting to future proof itself. I admire their PM very much.
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I have family that live over there ,and they said the people in NZ obey the rules and don’t go looking for loopholes to go out , she said ,as a country we have faced it together and got through it tougher .
no chance of that in the UK
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On the subject of New Zealand, I was talking to one of our neighbours whose brother lives over there this morning. Their rules have been tougher and more consistent from the start so the vast majority of folk know exactly where they stand and obey them. It has absolutely nothing to do with the size of the population. Compare that to the lax, frequent shifts in policy here. I'm afraid to say that we only have ourselves to blame for the current situation - and it will undoubtedly get much worse before it starts getting better.
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