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« Reply #2325 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:22:17 » |
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There will never be zero cases. They'll try and manage how many get it at once until there is a vaccine. We'll all get it, just hopefully not all in one go, and then until there is some form of jab to hopefully protect the vulnerable.
Agreed, I just find it strange that people believe we'd be able to stay in a lockdown indefinitely. People don't seem to understand that it is a short term containment measure to try and put us in a position to cope with the virus going forwards. |
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #2326 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:22:19 » |
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I’m probably getting this completely wrong, but something I read labelled the strategy a ‘hammer and a dance’ - you go hard now when the infection rate is something like 2-3 per person, until it gets down to about 0.5, then you slowly release the restrictions and target an infection rate to hover just below 1, tightening and softening restrictions in more short term and flexible ways (e.g. localising lockdowns in certain areas, rather than a blanket approach) until a permanent end game is reached (be that vaccination, herd immunity, cheap reliable cure)
No idea how feasible that is from a practical standpoint, and I’ve almost certainly misunderstood it - but sounds sensible in my idyllic world
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #2327 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:23:12 » |
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And ‘hammer and a dance’ is a badass strategy name
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« Reply #2328 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:40:10 » |
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And ‘hammer and a dance’ is a badass strategy name
I think that's something we can all unify round  |
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« Reply #2329 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:42:02 » |
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And ‘hammer and a dance’ is a badass strategy name
Sounds about right to me. |
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« Reply #2330 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:47:50 » |
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« Reply #2331 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:54:05 » |
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Attempted to get some shopping. So busy out there(tried Sainsbury's and Waitrose). Drove straight out of both and went home as the queues were insane. People stood in pairs, with the kids etc. I'll do without for now as it's fucking stupid out there today.
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« Reply #2332 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:00:04 » |
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Why people go out shopping in couples is beyond me. I get that a single parent may have to take young kids, but going shopping in couples doubles the risk of it being caught and worse doubles the risk of it being spread to the supermarket workers who have little or no protection.
The lack of social distancing being exercised in the shops is frankly scary.
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« Reply #2334 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:11:47 » |
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That’s a slippery slope especially checking people’s trolleys and I don’t think will help in terms of getting people on board, likely to cause more resentment. Also could be argued the checking would actually result in more unnecessary contact. |
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« Reply #2335 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:37:40 » |
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The £10k for MPs is disgusting. I had to replace my laptop when I started WFH as mine was 12 years old, battery didn’t work and had a cluster of dead pixels in one corner, so that I could continue to ‘teach’ my students. What the actual cunting fuck are they going to splurge £10k for ‘office supplies’?? No receipts required at least so they can do whatever the fuck they like. The cunts.
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« Reply #2336 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:38:41 » |
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That’s a slippery slope especially checking people’s trolleys and I don’t think will help in terms of getting people on board, likely to cause more resentment. Also could be argued the checking would actually result in more unnecessary contact.
Taser the fuckers. |
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« Reply #2337 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:40:16 » |
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Small mitigation, but the £10k is an addition to their working expenses budget (or whatever it’s called), and is also used to pay for equipment for their staff.
Not saying that as an excuse, but it’s not exactly a £10k pay rise
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« Reply #2338 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:41:30 » |
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Disgraceful. It's duck pond house take 2. |
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« Reply #2339 on: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 11:42:27 » |
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The £10k for MPs is disgusting. I had to replace my laptop when I started WFH as mine was 12 years old, battery didn’t work and had a cluster of dead pixels in one corner, so that I could continue to ‘teach’ my students. What the actual cunting fuck are they going to splurge £10k for ‘office supplies’?? No receipts required at least so they can do whatever the fuck they like. The cunts.
After the second world war and National Service ended there were many old scores settled by individuals who felt that they had been wronged and due to circumstances had no course for redress due to the situation either militarily or in a civilian arena, maybe plod might want to consider this. |
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