as i say, this opinion is pretty much worthless as i dont have kids, but i kind of think see as one of the biggest concerns now is the long term effects of catching it....i kind of think id want my non existent kids protected
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Problem is its both, an overreaction to bad news but to do things we should been doing weeks ago. Basically because he's a **** whos' botched everything he touches he's both failed by not introducing measures earlier and now because of timing secured low conformity. Initaly reaction on twitter is basically people saying he can **** right off and they won't follow it or just plain anger because they will and know he won't.
PM set to introduce Plan B as Sage warns Omicron could hospitalise 1,000-a-day
THE Omicron variant could put 1,000 people in hospital a day by the end of the year, Sage has warned. It comes as Boris Johnson has triggered Plan B restrictions that will require Brits to work fro…
....I have no words its probably needed but we know why its being implemented
Yeah it might blow away by the time of any conference but its definitely been heavily leaked.
I've seen outher sources saying they could be brought in tomorrow morning.
The problem is further restrictions were not supposed to be bought in until proper evidence came in about the nature of Omicron. Now if the situation is dire they should absolutely be bought forward. I'll also be honest and say this has coming for months. However its also quite clear that none of this is reason why the government are suggesting bringing any of this forward. They've also most worryingly completely torpedo'd likely compliance.
What constitutes "proper evidence"?
Scientific study into the transmissibility and symptoms with a significant sample size. For instance as mad as it sounds if Omicron has a high transmissibility but most people are just ill for a couple of days and has a very low mortality rate you actually want it to become a dominant strain unlike say Delta. However if its more deadly you want shut it down fast.
"The figures" seem to be saying with a decent level of confidence that it's significantly more transmissible. If you accept that, failure to act quickly and decisively is nothing more than gambling on it being significantly less serious as far as I can see - if it isn't, there will be significant negative consequences. In an ideal world, there would be enough data to have an idea of whether it's better / worse / same, but unless there is sufficient to say that the negative scenarios are highly unlikely, it seems to me that we already know enough to start taking it seriously.
Not trying to argue either way, if it were me we'd have never made mask wearing optional and a would from home order would of come before now. I'm just saying why government claimed they didn't and why they are now bringing stuff forwards to deal with a political shitstorm.
Anecdotal I know, but I saw a tweet from an anesthetist on Saturday saying that in his hospital, cancer surgeries were already getting cancelled because ICU beds were full. This current level is unmanageable, let alone any additional admissions.
I get that, I'm saying that it's reasonable to argue that they do have the information that they said they would need in order to make a decision, so this doesn't constitute a u-turn. Even if it does (not that anyone will admit it), it's one I'm glad to see made. Even if this was always in the pipe line for today, I have no doubt that you're right that it will be used as a tool to bury the partygate news. If it has brought a decision forward, great. At least some good will come of the party. Given the stakes at play, I view it as rather churlish to use either the u-turn or the decision to score political points. We will see over the next day or so if opposition parties agree.
