Quote Originally Posted by Ram59 View Post
I've seen on a number of occasions that the contents of the various vaccines do not contain anything that major religions could object to, obviously it's not that well publicised, if RA hasn't heard about it.

I'm fully in favour of carrying National ID cards, but your civil liberties groups, amongst others would fight it all the way. Although there is a common ID scheme in the EU, it is not mandatory throughout the EU.

I doubt very much that sports injuries carry the same burden as smokers and the like, on the NHS. In fact all sports injuries account for only around 2% of all A&E admissions, which in itself is only a small department of the NHS, when you consider further admissions for some cancers and other illnesses which are preventable.

What does get to me regarding the BAME groups, is that representatives from these groups demand that the government does something, to help their people who are suffering higher casualty figures. Maybe it should be pointed out that the government has done a few things to help, like telling people to socially distance and to wear face masks, which they seem reluctant to do and now the government are supplying us with a vaccine, which again they are reluctant to take, but the government really should do something to help them.
I have heard about it, not that that means anything, but certain communities - from vegetarians to Muslims - still appear to have misgivings which it should be easy to resolve.

I wasn’t just speaking of A&E admissions, Ram...that’s not usually where smokers, alcoholics or the obese end up either. I’ll take your word for it that only 2% of such admissions are sports related, but longer term, the numbers of individuals who need hip or knee replacements, huge amounts of physiotherapy or treatment and care for such conditions as Alzheimer’s long after their playing days have ended does place significant demands on the NHS.