O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[Ram59]

[QUOTE=ramAnag;39670659]The Israelis seem to be showing the way with what looks like ‘drive thru’ facilities. They’ve done 20% already in three weeks.

As ever...brilliant logistics but dubious morality in relation to the Palestinians, although that might be an oversimplification.[/QUOTE

Israel is quite unique as a country, basically they've ridden roughshod over every other country to get the vaccine first, then they have a much higher proportion of their country with military experience and training and therefore, are able to mobilise a vaccination force or any other force pretty rapidly.

They have a much higher sense of unity and compliance, compared with other countries.

[ramAnag]

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The Israelis seem to be showing the way with what looks like ‘drive thru’ facilities. They’ve done 20% already in three weeks.

As ever...brilliant logistics but dubious morality in relation to the Palestinians, although that might be an oversimplification.[/QUOTE

Israel is quite unique as a country, basically they've ridden roughshod over every other country to get the vaccine first, then they have a much higher proportion of their country with military experience and training and therefore, are able to mobilise a vaccination force or any other force pretty rapidly.

They have a much higher sense of unity and compliance, compared with other countries.

Interesting Ram...really surprising figures, I think only the two Koreas and Cuba (?) have a greater % of trained soldiers, in relation to the size of population, than Israel.
We do have a quarter of a million of some sort of soldiers though. Must admit I’d rather be jabbed by a trained nurse than some hairy arsed soldier boy, but if this really is a race between the vaccine and the virus maybe it’s a case of needs must...assuming we have enough vaccine of course.

P.S. Two gorillas in San Diego zoo have apparently tested positive for Covid. Really not good.

[Geoff Parkstone]

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P.S. Two gorillas in San Diego zoo have apparently tested positive for Covid. Really not good.

Try getting one of those feckers to wear a mask when they get the MTS down to the Piggly Wiggly. Be almost as difficult as persuading shorts in winter man to do so

[Ram59]

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Interesting Ram...really surprising figures, I think only the two Koreas and Cuba (?) have a greater % of trained soldiers, in relation to the size of population, than Israel.
We do have a quarter of a million of some sort of soldiers though. Must admit I’d rather be jabbed by a trained nurse than some hairy arsed soldier boy, but if this really is a race between the vaccine and the virus maybe it’s a case of needs must...assuming we have enough vaccine of course.

P.S. Two gorillas in San Diego zoo have apparently tested positive for Covid. Really not good.

These countries all have some form of national service, whereby discipline had been instilled in the whole of the population at a young age, something I feel that this country would benefit from in one form or another, but that's a whole new topic.

[ramAnag]

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These countries all have some form of national service, whereby discipline had been instilled in the whole of the population at a young age, something I feel that this country would benefit from in one form or another, but that's a whole new topic.

‘National’ as opposed to ‘Military’ service I think there’d be a case for...although didn’t Teddy Boys coincide with the days of National Service in the fifties and early sixties? Not much of an advert for discipline having been ‘instilled at a young age’.

[Ram59]

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‘National’ as opposed to ‘Military’ service I think there’d be a case for...although didn’t Teddy Boys coincide with the days of National Service in the fifties and early sixties? Not much of an advert for discipline having been ‘instilled at a young age’.

I wonder how crime figures compare with then.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I reckon the illicit trade in ration book coupons was worse back then..........

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Graham Norton has admitted that he thinks it’s “extraordinary” that Priti Patel is “in charge of anything”.

Speaking to The Sunday Times, the TV presenter offered up his opinions on a number of political figures, including Conservative home secretary Patel.

“I mean, it’s extraordinary she’s in charge of anything,” Norton said. “Her life does seem to have been, you know, untroubled by success.”

He continued: “But she’s in that job and she seems to love it. There’s one in every school, right? Telling on people and monitoring the lunch queue: ‘There’s no saving places!’ That’s her.”

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Graham Norton has admitted that he thinks it’s “extraordinary” that Priti Patel is “in charge of anything”.

Speaking to The Sunday Times, the TV presenter offered up his opinions on a number of political figures, including Conservative home secretary Patel.

“I mean, it’s extraordinary she’s in charge of anything,” Norton said. “Her life does seem to have been, you know, untroubled by success.”

He continued: “But she’s in that job and she seems to love it. There’s one in every school, right? Telling on people and monitoring the lunch queue: ‘There’s no saving places!’ That’s her.”

Lol...spot on. I reckon Gavin Williamson would have been another to fit that description. Class ‘sneak’ or milk monitor perhaps. Certainly equally ‘extraordinary that he’s in charge of anything’.

P.S. I think it was just an amusing observation from Mr. Norton, GP.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I have to add that its extraordinary that a one trick pony such as Graham Norton is still on TV. And for a bit part actor on Father Ted to be taken seriously as a political critic, really?