O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[ramAnag]

5000 words! Like I said...an essay.

[Andy_Faber]

Drifting back on topic, I see QANTAS are planning to make a vaccination mandatory on international flights. If they do, then I'm sure other airlines will follow suit ( if only to avoid being sued).

Given the evident reluctance on the part of certain religious groups to vaccinate, this should make air travel much safer as regards 9-11 risk! 😊

Although no less irritating regarding pre-flight security checks

[Geoff Parkstone]

5000 words! Like I said...an essay.

Call it what you want, it meant I was taken into the local city to research it at library on various days by history master and it always ended with him buying a beer for his underage student. Essays were always 3 page things this was about 20 and was marked towards final grade. Think of a better word and I'll use it

[Geoff Parkstone]

Although no less irritating regarding pre-flight security checks

Just flash your "international vaccination certificate" and job done. Could spell the end of MA's visits to Pride Park?

[Andy_Faber]

Call it what you want, it meant I was taken into the local city to research it at library on various days by history master and it always ended with him buying a beer for his underage student. Essays were always 3 page things this was about 20 and was marked towards final grade. Think of a better word and I'll use it

How many quills did that take?

[Geoff Parkstone]

At least 20 cartridges fill of turquoise ink! Kids today don't know they've lived until they've had to rewrite half a page instead of backspacing thru a badly phrased sentencee. We weren't allowed to use pencils and that black so called ink rubber thing just gouged a hole in your paper

[ramAnag]

Just flash your "international vaccination certificate" and job done. Could spell the end of MA's visits to Pride Park?

On a serious note...I suspect such certification will be unavoidable, although I also suspect there’ll be huge problems as far as counterfeit certificates are concerned. As regards MA and PP...that would be genuinely sad and raises real issues...i.e. many may be more sympathetic to those who avoid the vaccine for possible medical reasons than on religious/moral grounds.

[Andy_Faber]

On a serious note...I suspect such certification will be unavoidable, although I also suspect there’ll be huge problems as far as counterfeit certificates are concerned. As regards MA and PP...that would be genuinely sad and raises real issues...i.e. many may be more sympathetic to those who avoid the vaccine for possible medical reasons than on religious/moral grounds.

what would the moral grounds be? Are you using the right word? Strikes me as immoral and I'll include 'on the grounds of religion' in that

[Geoff Parkstone]

Aye, but for all the sympathy they have to make a hard and fast ruling as there would be no point bodging it, like the must wear masks unless you don't want to and shout loud enough.

I suspect it will only be a temporary rule (2 years?) if they do impose it, as by then your annual covid jab will be as regular as your average flu one.

[AdiSalisbury]

Call it what you want, it meant I was taken into the local city to research it at library on various days by history master and it always ended with him buying a beer for his underage student. Essays were always 3 page things this was about 20 and was marked towards final grade. Think of a better word and I'll use it

"Grooming"?