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    Quote Originally Posted by CapitalGreen View Post
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    Interesting because previously you have been tired of people talking about indefinite lockdown/distancing restrictions but to fully eradicate the virus as Professor Hennington suggests we should in the article you shared, we would probably have to introduce some strict lockdown/distancing measures for an indefinite period of time.
    Can you provide the quotes where the article says anything like “to eradicate the virus we’d need to introduce lockdown/SD for an indefinite period of time”

    I know it’s still early and I’ve got sleep in my eyes but I just can’t see anything like what you’ve suggested?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulSmith View Post
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    Can you provide the quotes where the article says anything like “to eradicate the virus we’d need to introduce lockdown/SD for an indefinite period of time”

    I know it’s still early and I’ve got sleep in my eyes but I just can’t see anything like what you’ve suggested?
    The article cites China and New Zealand as example countries who are striving to eradicate the virus. Both of these countries had stricter lockdown/distancing measures than here which were only lifted once numbers of infections were down to very low levels. As Professor Pennington offers does not offer an alternative method of eradication and in the absence of a viable vaccine, one can surmise from the article that he believes we should follow their lead.

    If China and New Zealand are striving to be free of it, we should be too.

    Maybe my comprehension of the article is wrong and that’s not what he is suggesting and there is another method of eradication which you are aware of which means we no longer need to socially distance anymore?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimBHibees View Post
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    No doubt in my mind England care home deaths being underplayed. Excess deaths figure seem to represent this as do 2000+ per cent increase in pneumonia deaths in comparison with last year. Probably political decision to make them look better than they are plus can make Scotland look worse than they are in comparison so Tory win win.
    I’ve seen you quote the 2,000% increase in pneumonia deaths a few times but Ive not seen that quoted anywhere in the excess deaths analysis that I’ve read...do you have a link / source for that number?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CapitalGreen View Post
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    The article cites China and New Zealand as example countries who are striving to eradicate the virus. Both of these countries had stricter lockdown/distancing measures than here which were only lifted once numbers of infections were down to very low levels. As Professor Pennington offers does not offer an alternative method of eradication and in the absence of a viable vaccine, one can surmise from the article that he believes we should follow their lead.

    If China and New Zealand are striving to be free of it, we should be too.

    Maybe my comprehension of the article is wrong and that’s not what he is suggesting and there is another method of eradication which you are aware of which means we no longer need to socially distance anymore?
    I’ve read the article a few times and I think its pretty clear what he’s saying.

    What I think is irrelevant, he’s more qualified than me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulSmith View Post
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    I’ve read the article a few times and I think its pretty clear what he’s saying.

    What I think is irrelevant, he’s more qualified than me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CapitalGreen View Post
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    You’re allowed an opinion, you shouldn’t be afraid to share it.
    CG, I’m not stupid and its pretty obvious from your post last night what it was that you were trying to achieve...unfortunately you kinda failed by trying to point out a contradiction that simply wasn’t there.

    You’ve been on this thread for long enough to know that I’m not afraid to give an alternative opinion. I’m just a gadgie on here like everyone else who is more attuned to fitba than how a virus mutates.

    Let’s leave it there or it will just get boring for everyone else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Callum_62 View Post
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    Don't panic lads, Bojo has assumed direct control.
    What's this about? Is it because he's thinking of doing as much as a whole one briefing a week now?

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    I've never been much of a McDonald's fan (perhaps a couple of cheeseburgers to help sort out a hangover in my younger days) so maybe I'm not best placed to comment, but it strikes me as remarkable what folk are prioritising as lockdown measures are eased:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...ost_type=share

    Even if you fancied a Big Mac or had promised the kids a trip to McDonald's would you really join that queue?!

    I also read the other day that there were five-mile queues from around 5am for IKEA stores in England. Is there really anything on sale there that you couldn't wait another couple of weeks to buy?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulSmith View Post
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    CG, I’m not stupid and its pretty obvious from your post last night what it was that you were trying to achieve...unfortunately you kinda failed by trying to point out a contradiction that simply wasn’t there.

    You’ve been on this thread for long enough to know that I’m not afraid to give an alternative opinion. I’m just a gadgie on here like everyone else who is more attuned to fitba than how a virus mutates.

    Let’s leave it there or it will just get boring for everyone else.
    So we should follow China and New Zealand in trying to eradicate as per the article then?

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    With so many conflicting opinions expressed by commentators, I'm continually confused by whether Sweden's strategy can be held up as the example we should all have followed or whether it's been a disastrous mistake.

    However, I note today that the epidemiologist who was effectively running the country has admitted they didn't impose a strict enough lockdown and that Sweden actually has the world's highest per-capita death rate:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...ost_type=share

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    Some truly disgusting people around:

    London bus drivers 'spat at 60 times' during lockdown

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kato View Post
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    So we should follow China and New Zealand in trying to eradicate as per the article then?

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    Do you still think there will be a second wave and social distancing is here until a vaccine is found?

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    Quote Originally Posted by G B Young View Post
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    With so many conflicting opinions expressed by commentators, I'm continually confused by whether Sweden's strategy can be held up as the example we should all have followed or whether it's been a disastrous mistake.

    However, I note today that the epidemiologist who was effectively running the country has admitted they didn't impose a strict enough lockdown and that Sweden actually has the world's highest per-capita death rate:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...ost_type=share
    Not even close to that. It does have the highest in Scandanavia though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulSmith View Post
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    Do you still think there will be a second wave and social distancing is here until a vaccine is found?
    I have never expressed those thoughts in the first place, so I dont know what you mean by "still".

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    Quote Originally Posted by G B Young View Post
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    I've never been much of a McDonald's fan (perhaps a couple of cheeseburgers to help sort out a hangover in my younger days) so maybe I'm not best placed to comment, but it strikes me as remarkable what folk are prioritising as lockdown measures are eased:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...ost_type=share

    Even if you fancied a Big Mac or had promised the kids a trip to McDonald's would you really join that queue?!

    I also read the other day that there were five-mile queues from around 5am for IKEA stores in England. Is there really anything on sale there that you couldn't wait another couple of weeks to buy?
    At least unlike the queues in Westminster yesterday, queuing for so long at IKEA guarantees you a cabinet that actually works...

    Edit: This joke was created by someone much funnier than me, and I've shamelessly stolen it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kato View Post
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    I have never expressed those thoughts in the first place, so I dont know what you mean by "still".

    Question answered, you next.

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    I still think that the virus should be controlled tightly at places where the highest risk of death is and that clusters should be identified and tackled as and when they happen.

    I’m also very unsure why you are really interested in a football fans view of how to control a virus.. I’d much rather critique what the experts are saying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Future17 View Post
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    Not even close to that. It does have the highest in Scandanavia though.
    I was quoting from the BBC link but I see that's now been changed. What it should apparently have said is that Sweden had the world's highest per capita death rate from Covid-19 in the week leading up to June 2nd.

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    Do you still think there will be a second wave and social distancing is here until a vaccine is found?
    You're beating around the bush (and I'm still not clear what Pennington means either tbh).

    Are you advocating a complete absence of controls and you think it will just go away by itself? If not, what do you mean? Please spell it out.


    (btw, I quickly gave up trying to estimate past Re, too complicated and variables I don't know.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulSmith View Post
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    I still think that the virus should be controlled tightly at places where the highest risk of death is and that clusters should be identified and tackled as and when they happen.

    I’m also very unsure why you are really interested in a football fans view of how to control a virus.. I’d much rather critique what the experts are saying.
    Asking if you agree with experts is what you do too.

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    I've never been much of a McDonald's fan (perhaps a couple of cheeseburgers to help sort out a hangover in my younger days) so maybe I'm not best placed to comment, but it strikes me as remarkable what folk are prioritising as lockdown measures are eased:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/worl...ost_type=share

    Even if you fancied a Big Mac or had promised the kids a trip to McDonald's would you really join that queue?!

    I also read the other day that there were five-mile queues from around 5am for IKEA stores in England. Is there really anything on sale there that you couldn't wait another couple of weeks to buy?
    You have to think (actually hope) that most of that traffic wasn't going to McD's and got inadvertently caught up, otherwise I really fear for Scottish society in general.

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    I still think that the virus should be controlled tightly at places where the highest risk of death is and that clusters should be identified and tackled as and when they happen.

    I’m also very unsure why you are really interested in a football fans view of how to control a virus.. I’d much rather critique what the experts are saying.
    If by "controlled tightly at places where the highest risk of death is" you mean "shielding", "cocooning" or whatever then this might be interesting:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ng-and-tracing

    That "clusters should be identified and tackled as and when they happen" is the essence of test/trace/isolate and I absolutely agree.

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    I was quoting from the BBC link but I see that's now been changed. What it should apparently have said is that Sweden had the world's highest per capita death rate from Covid-19 in the week leading up to June 2nd.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kato View Post
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    Asking if you agree with experts is what you do too.

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    You know why I do that now, I realise that this is an emotive subject and it could’ve personally impacted some posters on here.

    To that end I try not to make it “about me” (who really cares!) and I much prefer to post articles from people who are far, far more qualified than me but admittedly are more aligned with my thinking.

    So forgive me for not being as forthright as you want me to be but I have explained why.

    Forgive me for not allowing you, or others, opportunity to start a virtual argument which is based on an opinion of myself as a mere fitba fan.

    Hopefully that gives you the clarification that you were looking for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens View Post
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    If by "controlled tightly at places where the highest risk of death is" you mean "shielding", "cocooning" or whatever then this might be interesting:

    https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ng-and-tracing

    That "clusters should be identified and tackled as and when they happen" is the essence of test/trace/isolate and I absolutely agree.
    The thought would be more aligned to those who are in care homes and/or near end of life.

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    You know why I do that now, I realise that this is an emotive subject and it could’ve personally impacted some posters on here.

    To that end I try not to make it “about me” (who really cares!) and I much prefer to post articles from people who are far, far more qualified than me but admittedly are more aligned with my thinking.

    So forgive me for not being as forthright as you want me to be but I have explained why.

    Forgive me for not allowing you, or others, opportunity to start a virtual argument which is based on an opinion of myself as a mere fitba fan.

    Hopefully that gives you the clarification that you were looking for?
    You could be Jackson Carlaw for all I know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens View Post
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    You could be Jackson Carlaw for all I know.
    Now come on Jason Leitch, now you are being offensive :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens View Post
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    You could be Jackson Carlaw for all I know.
    Report him, Paul.

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    Report him, Paul.
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