O/T:- ...Has the key to a coronavirus vaccine been staring us in the face?

[tarquinbeech]

The UK scientists at the briefings have said at various times that the UK is between 2 and 4 weeks behind Italy. You said two weeks ago that these levels were obscene. Do you still stand by that

Yes, I've noticed that the various politicians around the World are trying to keep their people calm by comparing their own figures to those of different nations.
If, and it's a huge IF, they were implying that the UK were 2 weeks behind the Italian death rate of 93, then they were correct.....but Italy has also, in that 2 weeks, moved on to 302 (so if I said "obscene" before, I must now state in fairness, 302 is three times the obscenity!)
If, and it's a huge IF, they are still implying that the UK is still 2 weeks behind the Italian death rate of 302, then I wonder if, and it's a massive IF, the UK ever gets to that level (I pray not) what will be the Italian figure of death rates then?
We can only wait and see...and pray.