New national lockdown from this Wed?

Honest to goodness. Just heard that the Sunday Times reported yesterday that the 'NHS' App has had a sensitivity setting incorrectly set and that as a result thousands will have not been contacted by Track & Trace... been known for a month apparently. Ah well - the lockdown gives T&T time to catch up...ah - but they can't as the individuals wouldn't have been identified by the App and logged with T&T...

I also learnt, and simply point out for those who are not aware and ask for no discussion - that our vaccine task force is headed by a venture capitalist who has no experience in vaccines and is married to a conservative minister...I'm sorry but...oh yes - last week that task force head disclosed officially sensitive documents to a conference in the states. I make no comment other than point that out.

But we might reasonably ask why many of the public have considered the exhortations of our leaders to comply with rules with something approaching contempt - and so we are where we are - and why should the attitude in much of the public towards compliance change as it must if we are to get out of this terrible situation.

Desperate situation I fear - and extended lockdown looming...:(
 
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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
I also learnt, and simply point out for those who are not aware and ask for no discussion - that our vaccine task force is headed by a venture capitalist who has no experience in vaccines and is married to a conservative minister...I'm sorry but...oh yes - last week that task force head disclosed officially sensitive documents to a conference in the states. I make no comment other than point that
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Well if that isnt a political post i dont know what is...
 
SaintHacker said:
Well if that isnt a political post i dont know what is...
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It's a fact not an opinion - and for information - and background information that might help explain why so many don't bother with the rules and why the current lockdown might be extended - and the lockdown is the subject of this thread.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
The App
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...ailed-to-warn-users-to-self-isolate-6tzstqnr9
The task Force Head
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/...-shared-uk-plans-with-private-firms-rtlzrz8v5
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...quit-sharing-secret-government-documents.html
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-statement-regarding-kate-bingham-and-the-vaccine-taskforce

The qualifications of the head of the vaccine task force from the above link;

Kate Bingham is uniquely qualified for the role of Chair, having worked in the biotech and life sciences sectors for 30 years. While not specifically a vaccines expert, she is a proven drugs discovery expert with superb deal-making skills and an excellent global reputation, recently appearing alongside Bill Gates at the Gates Grand Challenge Conference. She is well known and highly rated by multinational pharmaceutical and vaccine companies. She has a first class degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, an MBA from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar) and is a board member of the Francis Crick Institute. Her investments have led to the launch of six drugs for the treatment of patients with inflammatory and autoimmune disease and cancer. Kate stepped back from her full-time role as Managing Partner at SV Health Investors to take on this role as Chair of the Taskforce, for which she is unpaid.
Under her leadership of the Vaccine Taskforce, in the past six months:
  • Britain has struck agreements to buy 350m doses of vaccine: these involve the six leading candidates under development including the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.
  • The VTF has reached in principle agreement with AstraZeneca to supply a neutralising antibody cocktail as a prophylactic treatment once clinical trials are completed and it is approved by regulators.
  • 300,000 people have enrolled in a national registry expressing their interest to take part in clinical trials to accelerate the development of a successful vaccine.
  • The UK is pioneering controlled human challenge studies, dependent on ethics and regulatory approvals, to assess and accelerate the development of effective vaccines more quickly and with far fewer participants than a standard phase 3 trial.
  • The Vaccine Taskforce has provided funding in several UK sites to manufacture vaccine to cover the UK population.
  • The UK has committed to ensuring that everyone at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, anywhere in the world, has access to a safe and effective vaccine, and has donated £500m to the Covax international vaccine-sharing initiative to enable this.
  • The VTF has launched a series of podcasts on Amazon and Spotify with experts discussing all key aspects of vaccine development to help inform the public about what to expect from COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to extensive media interviews and conference appearances.
  • An article detailing the achievements of the Vaccine Taskforce was published in The Lancet last week.
Mods, I didn't consider this political, merely a resume of the CV of the head of the Vaccine Task Force. If it is considered political I apologise.
 
Blue in Munich said:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-statement-regarding-kate-bingham-and-the-vaccine-taskforce

The qualifications of the head of the vaccine task force from the above link;

Kate Bingham is uniquely qualified for the role of Chair, having worked in the biotech and life sciences sectors for 30 years. While not specifically a vaccines expert, she is a proven drugs discovery expert with superb deal-making skills and an excellent global reputation, recently appearing alongside Bill Gates at the Gates Grand Challenge Conference. She is well known and highly rated by multinational pharmaceutical and vaccine companies. She has a first class degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, an MBA from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar) and is a board member of the Francis Crick Institute. Her investments have led to the launch of six drugs for the treatment of patients with inflammatory and autoimmune disease and cancer. Kate stepped back from her full-time role as Managing Partner at SV Health Investors to take on this role as Chair of the Taskforce, for which she is unpaid.
Under her leadership of the Vaccine Taskforce, in the past six months:
  • Britain has struck agreements to buy 350m doses of vaccine: these involve the six leading candidates under development including the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.
  • The VTF has reached in principle agreement with AstraZeneca to supply a neutralising antibody cocktail as a prophylactic treatment once clinical trials are completed and it is approved by regulators.
  • 300,000 people have enrolled in a national registry expressing their interest to take part in clinical trials to accelerate the development of a successful vaccine.
  • The UK is pioneering controlled human challenge studies, dependent on ethics and regulatory approvals, to assess and accelerate the development of effective vaccines more quickly and with far fewer participants than a standard phase 3 trial.
  • The Vaccine Taskforce has provided funding in several UK sites to manufacture vaccine to cover the UK population.
  • The UK has committed to ensuring that everyone at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, anywhere in the world, has access to a safe and effective vaccine, and has donated £500m to the Covax international vaccine-sharing initiative to enable this.
  • The VTF has launched a series of podcasts on Amazon and Spotify with experts discussing all key aspects of vaccine development to help inform the public about what to expect from COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to extensive media interviews and conference appearances.
  • An article detailing the achievements of the Vaccine Taskforce was published in The Lancet last week.
Mods, I didn't consider this political, merely a resume of the CV of the head of the Vaccine Task Force. If it is considered political I apologise.
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Wait...What?
You mean she's not actually making the stuff..?
 
Blue in Munich said:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-statement-regarding-kate-bingham-and-the-vaccine-taskforce

The qualifications of the head of the vaccine task force from the above link;

Kate Bingham is uniquely qualified for the role of Chair, having worked in the biotech and life sciences sectors for 30 years. While not specifically a vaccines expert, she is a proven drugs discovery expert with superb deal-making skills and an excellent global reputation, recently appearing alongside Bill Gates at the Gates Grand Challenge Conference. She is well known and highly rated by multinational pharmaceutical and vaccine companies. She has a first class degree in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford, an MBA from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar) and is a board member of the Francis Crick Institute. Her investments have led to the launch of six drugs for the treatment of patients with inflammatory and autoimmune disease and cancer. Kate stepped back from her full-time role as Managing Partner at SV Health Investors to take on this role as Chair of the Taskforce, for which she is unpaid.
Under her leadership of the Vaccine Taskforce, in the past six months:
  • Britain has struck agreements to buy 350m doses of vaccine: these involve the six leading candidates under development including the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines.
  • The VTF has reached in principle agreement with AstraZeneca to supply a neutralising antibody cocktail as a prophylactic treatment once clinical trials are completed and it is approved by regulators.
  • 300,000 people have enrolled in a national registry expressing their interest to take part in clinical trials to accelerate the development of a successful vaccine.
  • The UK is pioneering controlled human challenge studies, dependent on ethics and regulatory approvals, to assess and accelerate the development of effective vaccines more quickly and with far fewer participants than a standard phase 3 trial.
  • The Vaccine Taskforce has provided funding in several UK sites to manufacture vaccine to cover the UK population.
  • The UK has committed to ensuring that everyone at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, anywhere in the world, has access to a safe and effective vaccine, and has donated £500m to the Covax international vaccine-sharing initiative to enable this.
  • The VTF has launched a series of podcasts on Amazon and Spotify with experts discussing all key aspects of vaccine development to help inform the public about what to expect from COVID-19 vaccines, in addition to extensive media interviews and conference appearances.
  • An article detailing the achievements of the Vaccine Taskforce was published in The Lancet last week.
Mods, I didn't consider this political, merely a resume of the CV of the head of the Vaccine Task Force. If it is considered political I apologise.
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Fantastic, but what about the point she’s telling them all over 50’s will have been offered a Vaccine by Easter?

Should that not be headline news over here?
 
robinthehood said:
Is fishing against the law?
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Are you being deliberately obtuse or on a wind up.?
If fishing is classed as an outdoor leisure activity and is going to be banned from Thursday under the new Covid restrictions, why your daft comment ?
You are likely showing yourself up here as someone who suggests it is OK to do as he pleases regardless of Covid rules .
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Are you being deliberately obtuse or on a wind up.?
If fishing is classed as an outdoor leisure activity and is going to be banned from Thursday under the new Covid restrictions, why your daft comment ?
You are likely showing yourself up here as someone who suggests it is OK to do as he pleases regardless of Covid rules .
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you'll need to point me to where it says outdoor lesiure activities are to be banned...
 
Swinglowandslow said:
Are you being deliberately obtuse or on a wind up.?
If fishing is classed as an outdoor leisure activity and is going to be banned from Thursday under the new Covid restrictions, why your daft comment ?
You are likely showing yourself up here as someone who suggests it is OK to do as he pleases regardless of Covid rules .
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But it isn't likely to be banned. The Angling Trust have already confirmed having consulted with government, that it is OK. The issue is the mode of transport - driving to a venue may be the questionable aspect, just as has been stated about travelling to golf courses earlier.
The guidance is certainly if you can walk or cycle then you can still go. Fishing tackle shops, whilst having to close to customers, are apparently allowed to offer click and collect services. One local one in the NW has already posted that it will do just that from Thursday.
 
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