tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post4493068161338565588..comments2024-03-29T11:42:10.238+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: The Scottish Government must overcome or override Chris Whitty's obstructionism. We must at long last accept the WHO's guidance, and proceed with a contact tracing operation to suppress the epidemic.James Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-6431009600925556182020-04-29T08:31:04.557+01:002020-04-29T08:31:04.557+01:00I would recommend the video of the press conferenc...I would recommend the video of the press conference, called by doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, who run a clinic in Bakersfield, California, to release the results of their Covid19 testing program. Youtube took it down after it went viral, but you can still see it on the OffGuardian site. The main message is : “the greater the prevalence, the lower the death rate.” Widespread testing has shown that covid19 affects the same proportion of people as seasonal flu. It has a case fatality rate similar to seasonal flu. 92 per cent of people infected recover without any consequences. (Remember that the British government, guided as always by solid logic, decided on March 16th, shortly before Britain was shut down, that covid19 was not after all a “high consequence infectious disease” or HCID.) People should be out and about boosting their immune systems rather than hiding away like fragile newborn babies. The doctors have been accused of being “attention seakers.” That is not how they seem to me. These are doctors who deal with patients, not scientists working with mathematical models. I urge everyone to watch the video. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-77961581028223362072020-04-25T03:20:42.856+01:002020-04-25T03:20:42.856+01:00The protection of lives comes first. The protection of lives comes first. James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-81435730749880658182020-04-23T16:00:56.567+01:002020-04-23T16:00:56.567+01:00But free speech doesn't apply to personal spac...But free speech doesn't apply to personal spaces such as homes, blogs etc. Only to public spaces.<br /><br />If you don't let assholes shout crap at you in your own home / blog, that isn't stopping free speech. It's your home / blog. You a get to decide who visits.<br /><br />Stopping free speech would be James blocking comments on other people's blogs, or trying to shut these down.<br /><br />You are free to disagree with everything james says on your own blog, and James isn't trying to stop you, so he's respecting free speech.<br /><br />I'd have though this obvious to anyone with a couple of brain cells. It's primary school stuff.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-42528967705778725102020-04-23T15:21:43.386+01:002020-04-23T15:21:43.386+01:00Madame Skier may elucidate the finer points of thi...Madame Skier may elucidate the finer points of this:<br /><br />https://www.hug-ge.ch/medias/communique-presse/seroprevalence-covid-19-premiere-estimation<br /><br />5.5% Covid antibody prevalence in GenevaAlba Lounnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-63366981810196877392020-04-23T15:15:30.586+01:002020-04-23T15:15:30.586+01:00But how would it fund furlough? That's a UK go...But how would it fund furlough? That's a UK government scheme.<br /><br />Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-17985695663043590792020-04-23T15:05:38.684+01:002020-04-23T15:05:38.684+01:00It's not a question of 'feelings'. Th...It's not a question of 'feelings'. The Scottish Government has the legal power to maintain the lockdown.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264559835025144323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-84754274571182013542020-04-23T15:03:20.854+01:002020-04-23T15:03:20.854+01:00Not wrong about test and trace it seems. See S. Ko...Not wrong about test and trace it seems. See S. Korea vs UK. UK is still on course to overtake Spain for death rate, making it the worst in Europe. https://www.newstatesman.com/2020/03/live-data-coronavirus-crisis-all-you-need-know Scottish Skiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-84891117385906856722020-04-23T14:42:43.022+01:002020-04-23T14:42:43.022+01:00Tents have been erected in the car park at Borders...Tents have been erected in the car park at Borders General Hospital. I believe these are to be testing stations.Vronskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17797785918817375436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-30337755131697765252020-04-23T13:58:51.199+01:002020-04-23T13:58:51.199+01:00If the UK government decides to relax lockdown sig...If the UK government decides to relax lockdown significantly and couples that with a consumerate decrease in access to furlough funding, then scottish businesses will not be able to maintain lockdown, no matter Scot Gov's feelings on the matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-73085183090190013002020-04-23T12:38:49.529+01:002020-04-23T12:38:49.529+01:00She didn't leave the country either.
Taking ...She didn't leave the country either. <br /><br />Taking your infection to another country to burden their health system particularly serious.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-27268158679893172322020-04-23T12:14:51.936+01:002020-04-23T12:14:51.936+01:00She was shown the door for that (admittedly after ...She was shown the door for that (admittedly after the customary faffing). So it's probably not.keatonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-15124641084295072192020-04-23T11:31:56.708+01:002020-04-23T11:31:56.708+01:00When the Scottish government's Chief Medical O...When the Scottish government's Chief Medical Officer thinks that it is OK to drive around the country with her family, it's undoubtedly OK to drive around the country with your family. She was one of the best informed people in the country, and she thought it was fine. So, it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-47187669106423997242020-04-23T11:30:01.767+01:002020-04-23T11:30:01.767+01:00Perhaps we should be questioning why uk government...Perhaps we should be questioning why uk government are encouraging known coronaviras patients to placed in care homes that were in lock down.<br />Why would you want to spread the disease to the vunerable that had been protecting them selves.<br />There have been five coronaviras patients placed in the care home near us where we have relatives, and yet relatives have been told not to visit their own relatives,<br />Why would Prince Charles visit Scotland when he had coronaviras and Prince William give out The Edinburgh awards.<br />There are coronaviras issues not being spoken about in the media Cottonbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543845441191122661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-79070471326977394222020-04-23T11:09:41.525+01:002020-04-23T11:09:41.525+01:00And given that health is a devolved matter, then w...And given that health is a devolved matter, then when common sense dictates, we must seize the benefit of ‘difference’ in healthcare, and just take the accruing political benefits. <br /><br />I’ve been puzzled as to why scot gov have not done a simple thing - create gateways at airports and impose quarantine. <br />Transport Scotland could assist by decreeing that only certain vehicles for certain purposes are allowed to enter Scotland’s road network. Policing would be a bonkers thing but the message would be clear. <br /><br />I’m already having conversations with people in England who are talking about summer holidays in the Highlsnds’ on the basis that ‘as long as I drive I should be ok’<br />Retorting back about vulnerable communities and exceptionalist travel decisions doesn’t really seem to dent the aspirations, as they have no real care for other communities (as in ‘careless’ rather than ‘callous’)Donald McGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864655355153560863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12513994457479098242020-04-23T10:54:53.179+01:002020-04-23T10:54:53.179+01:00The increasing number of unionists attacking the i...The increasing number of unionists attacking the idea of cross border differences in strategy does suggest a significant further departure by Scotland is imminent. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22128080687058156032020-04-23T10:35:20.373+01:002020-04-23T10:35:20.373+01:00I know testing centres are being set up. Last I he...I know testing centres are being set up. Last I heard Inverness was in trials for NHS personel by appointment. I have just seen a tweet that a Glasgoe centre is up and running. <br /><br />Don't know where the rest are. Brenda Steelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-52360351359714433012020-04-23T10:24:56.513+01:002020-04-23T10:24:56.513+01:00I see Leopold puts the union before lives.
https...I see Leopold puts the union before lives. <br /><br />https://twitter.com/LabourRichard/status/1252876257080995847<br /><br />It's utterly mad to suggest Scotland should end lockdown simply because England did. That could kill thousands. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-87498918639146293122020-04-23T07:16:41.283+01:002020-04-23T07:16:41.283+01:00Looks like political crunch time on this crisis ma...Looks like political crunch time on this crisis may be approaching for the uk. It looks complicated on the surface but in the end it boils down to the old, old choice - people or profit ?<br /><br />If a few leading tories are willing to break their programming and come on to the people first side then, for the time being, that should be welcomed. Weed out the determined arse coverers first and help to get us on track to beat this scourge humanely. Lives first, second and third on the priority list.<br /><br />Well done again James.Alt Clutnoreply@blogger.com