O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[ramAnag]

It’s not politicking when the only one of my Spanish friends to be vaccinated is (as mentioned a while ago) a nurse friend who got it done in Belfast. Even my ex gardener Michael is unvaccd and he is 67 with a heart condition. Do you understand the numbers here rA?

I understand Andy, it’s just the ‘no skin off my nose’, ‘you couldn’t make it up’, ‘article 16’ references begin to grate a little.

As I say...I think (from an entirely unqualified perspective) that our government has done a good job with the vaccines, but I recognise that a) the jury is still out on that one b) we (humankind) should be all in this together and c) even from a selfish point of view...there is little point in the UK being vaccinated if the rest of the world isn’t.

[Andy_Faber]

I understand Andy, it’s just the ‘no skin off my nose’, ‘you couldn’t make it up’, ‘article 16’ references begin to grate a little.

As I say...I think (from an entirely unqualified perspective) that our government has done a good job with the vaccines, but I recognise that a) the jury is still out on that one b) we (humankind) should be all in this together and c) even from a selfish point of view...there is little point in the UK being vaccinated if the rest of the world isn’t.

I disagree because I’m part of the U.K. and given my various conditions Covid would probably have killed me, the vaccine won’t. Worthy as it is to think of GP’s allegorical Samoan fisherman from 3000 posts ago I’m afraid I’ll settle for a bit of selfishness ta

The other point is that I am certainly not celebrating the EU’s foolhardiness, I don’t think any of us are even TTR, they are KILLING people with their follow like sheep tactics

[Trickytreesreds]

I disagree because I’m part of the U.K. and given my various conditions Covid would probably have killed me, the vaccine won’t. Worthy as it is to think of GP’s allegorical Samoan fisherman from 3000 posts ago I’m afraid I’ll settle for a bit of selfishness ta

The other point is that I am certainly not celebrating the EU’s foolhardiness, I don’t think any of us are even TTR, they are KILLING people with their follow like sheep tactics

I certainly am not celebrating, I just cannot believe the stupidity and stubborness over this.
This is arrogance and contempt, not concern at play here.

On a side note- Thailand has suspended AZ. Thailand purcashed that last Nov. Then in Jan, it mysteriously did a deal with China for 63 million doses?
I have connections there as some of you know. So I have asked.
Lets put it this way, the Thai king has made sure that it easier to travel there from Germany, than here. Of course it has nothing to do (cough) with Germany being his second home and that he is gaining a reputation for parties and extra money. (cough)

That is why, I believe all along that finance is driving this, for many reasons.
Folks have to remember that the AZ vaccine is sold for virtually cost. Pfizer is sold for 6 times as much.
Smells fishy to me.