Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[coprolite]

3 hours ago, Paco said:

 

It clearly isn’t because the vaccine could cause harm that they wouldn’t vaccinate the whole population. This is how misinformation spreads.

 

It’s a) because not everyone is equally affected by Covid and b)because vaccinating every single person in the country with two jabs a week apart will take forever. You don’t need to vaccinate everyone for population immunity - kids in Scotland since about 2005 haven’t received a TB jab, but TB is eradicated in Scotland.

 

Vaccinate the vulnerable and clinically important, and once that’s done normality virtually arrives. If there’s more doses then sure fire it into the population that doesn’t really need it, but chances are the virus will die out on its own in any case.

 

It isn’t because it ‘isn’t safe’. We’re all sacrificing an entire year of our lives and crashing our economies for the elderly and vulnerable populations. We aren’t suddenly going to fire chemicals into their veins to bump them off.

It clearly is (partly) because it could cause harm:

"Ms Bingham said vaccination policy would be aimed at those “most at risk” and noted that vaccinating healthy people, who are much less likely to have severe outcomes from Covid-19, “could cause them some freak harm”, potentially tipping the scales in terms of the risk-benefit analysis."

 

It doesn't look like she's talking about established widespread side effects, and is being cautious. She obviously isn't confident that it's 100% safe but it is safe enough to use. 

 

[Hedgecutter]

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The problem was reportedly caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum file size, which stopped new names being added in an automated process. The files have now been split into smaller multiple files to prevent the issue happening again.

"So we pushed renewal of some proper software license to the side, Gareth just punched some numbers into Excel and we fucked them over by charging 45 million quid"

[101]

6 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said:

"So we pushed renewal of some proper software license to the side, Gareth just punched some numbers into Excel and we fucked them over by charging 45 million quid"

Some brass neck to keep using Excel

[NotThePars]

Having had an increased interest in Roman Scotland of late (random, I know), I feel that a rebuild of the Antonine Wall should at least be considered (seeing as somewhat ambitious bridge projects between NI and Scotland are back on table). 
A guarded gateway would be established along the M80, with the 'Castlecary Port' being the main point of entry between the North and South.  A second port would be grudgingly placed in Bearsden town centre to prevent it resembling a divided Cold War Berlin, but with stringent checks and a strict ban on travel outwith northern Bearsden / Milngavie.   Temporary legionary forts would be placed at Balloch and Kilsyth to enforce this with truncheons spears to the face being sanctioned for non-compliance.
Many of the c.2000 yr old  foundations are already in place and it would provide hundreds of construction jobs without having to build green-belt-infringing new towns comprising 4 bedroom middle class homes.  It would also make an interesting post-Covid attraction, giving the local  tourism and hospitality sectors a much needed shot in the arm.  The spiked ramparts would be constructed using recycled plastics, much of which would be reclaimed from the sea, thus cleaning our world class beaches.
As I say, something worth consideration.
 
Eta: reinstatement of the toll booths at the Forth bridges to act as checkpoints between the Lothians and the North.  The old ones might still be kicking around a store room somewhere.

For some reason memes about Picts are doing the rounds online so here’s one you might appreciate its me and the boys when you put your guardway in place

[Marshmallo]

19 minutes ago, NotThePars said:

 

For some reason memes about Picts are doing the rounds online so here’s one you might appreciate its me and the boys when you put your guardway in place

 

 

[Hedgecutter]

Quite fitting for P&B:

Edited October 5, 2020 by Hedgecutter

[Jacksgranda]

On 04/10/2020 at 14:27, Szamo's_Ammo said:

Italy reporting their highest daily Covid cases in 5 months. They really seemed to have it under control as well.

I'm sure I read there was a reopening of a sector there on 14 September but can't remember what it was.

Edit- it was the libraries I think. That seems to ring a bell!

Libraries in Italy must be more liberal than the ones in the UK.

[D.A.F.C]

Libraries in Italy must be more liberal than the ones in the UK.

Book reading b*****ds!!

[Have some faith in Magic]

1 hour ago, MixuFruit said:

I am simply speechless at them using excel.

They will probably have a multi million pound contract to deliver a world beating database by the end of 2021. 

[Michael W]

1 minute ago, Have some faith in Magic said:

They will probably have a multi million pound contract to deliver a world beating database by the end of 2021. 

I'll sell them my Office 2016 for £40m. 

[Melanius Mullarkey]

2 hours ago, doulikefish said:

Turn them into schools.

FTFY

1 hour ago, 101 said:

£45 Million of tax payer cash. Worth every penny.

Should have gone with Corel Quattro Pro IMO.

[Ross.]

1 hour ago, Hedgecutter said:

Having had an increased interest in Roman Scotland of late (random, I know), I feel that a rebuild of the Antonine Wall should at least be considered (seeing as somewhat ambitious bridge projects between NI and Scotland are back on table). 

A guarded gateway would be established along the M80, with the 'Castlecary Port' being the main point of entry between the North and South.  A second port would be grudgingly placed in Bearsden town centre to prevent it resembling a divided Cold War Berlin, but with stringent checks and a strict ban on travel outwith northern Bearsden / Milngavie.   Temporary legionary forts would be placed at Balloch and Kilsyth to enforce this with truncheons spears to the face being sanctioned for non-compliance.

Many of the c.2000 yr old  foundations are already in place and it would provide hundreds of construction jobs without having to build green-belt-infringing new towns comprising 4 bedroom middle class homes.  It would also make an interesting post-Covid attraction, giving the local  tourism and hospitality sectors a much needed shot in the arm.  The spiked ramparts would be constructed using recycled plastics, much of which would be reclaimed from the sea, thus cleaning our world class beaches.

As I say, something worth consideration.

 

Eta: reinstatement of the toll booths at the Forth bridges to act as checkpoints between the Lothians and the North.  The old ones might still be kicking around a store room somewhere.

If you can build a wall around Bearsden and Milngavie and keep them all in there, you have my backing for this ambitious plan to keep Scotlands construction industry going.

[Hedgecutter]

11 minutes ago, Have some faith in Magic said:

They will probably have a multi million pound contract to deliver a world beating database by the end of 2021. 

Deliverables:  Microsoft Access database, supplied on CD-ROM.

[D.A.F.C]

I'll sell them my Office 2016 for £40m. 

Cheaper than buying from Microsoft

[peasy23]

You would also expect him to have a cannula for any IV treatments, and it would normally be put in the back of the hand.

[Marshmallo]

2 minutes ago, peasy23 said:

^^^ Me irl trying to get into The Shed 5 minutes after a KB

[Squirrelhumper]

Sturgeon's tone has been shocking for weeks.

She's got zero willingness to address the huge elephant in the room, which is schools being open and instead just blames every other aspect of society.

Opening schools was a political decision, they said they would be safe but anyone who has family/friends who work in schools know this is a nonsense.

Wish they would just admit the huge surge in cases is due to the schools/uni's being open and for once be honest.

all this circuit breaker nonsense will do more harm than good, as you'll see it end just as furlough ends and plenty of businesses will not open back up.

She's spent all summer telling folk to book staycations and is now about to ban them just as the October holidays start. Talk about shafting tourism here.

All these hints were given today minutes after she announced ZERO deaths in the last 24hrs.

I'd love to see their plan for the next years for economic recovery as I'd stick money on them not even being able to write it on a fag packet.

And I say all this as an SNP voter for the last decade.

[Hedgecutter]

Was also shown that he was signing a blank piece of paper.

[Szamo's_Ammo]

There were 5,692 cases reported last Monday. Quite an increase.

But let's wait another couple of weeks.

[Honest_Man#1]

29 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said:

Sturgeon's tone has been shocking for weeks.

She's got zero willingness to address the huge elephant in the room, which is schools being open and instead just blames every other aspect of society.

Opening schools was a political decision, they said they would be safe but anyone who has family/friends who work in schools know this is a nonsense.

Wish they would just admit the huge surge in cases is due to the schools/uni's being open and for once be honest.

all this circuit breaker nonsense will do more harm than good, as you'll see it end just as furlough ends and plenty of businesses will not open back up.

She's spent all summer telling folk to book staycations and is now about to ban them just as the October holidays start. Talk about shafting tourism here.

All these hints were given today minutes after she announced ZERO deaths in the last 24hrs.

I'd love to see their plan for the next years for economic recovery as I'd stick money on them not even being able to write it on a fag packet.

And I say all this as an SNP voter for the last decade.

Preach brother.

I always have been an SNP voter and think overall Sturgeon has done an okay job with this (made mistakes but nobody out there hasn’t) but with each day that they refuse to acknowledge the elephant in the room of schools I lose more respect. They are really starting to test me now and think if the circuit breaker gets announced to coincide with school holidays that might just break me.