Coronavirus Impact on Air Travel
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It's very simple, if you want the privileges then get vaccinated. If you don't want to get vaccinated, then don't travel. Same should go for other situations such attending public indoor events such as cinema, concerts, perhaps even pubs and restaurants. Vaccination should be a free choice, but with drawbacks if you make the choice not to receive it.
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I think we're going down a dangerous road to make something like this mandatory and I don't think many governments in the sane world will, however I have particular beef over penalising those who want to travel and want to get vaccinated but logistically it is impossible due to age / demand / priority.
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There's a very good reason vaccine development normally takes 10 years not 10 months. Even the drug companies know all this and have all placed 'no law suit' clauses in their supply contracts.
Come on - whats your solution then?
Much of the typical 10 years gestation for a new vaccine is waiting around for the regulators to get their act together. Nothing to do with having to wait that long for side-effects to appear.
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If I was in an "at risk" category or over 80 then yes I'd be banging on the door for the vaccine obviously. The short term benefits far outweigh any potential long term issues.
But take myself for instance, I'm in a category that takes up less than 1% of total deaths and the mortality rate of the disease in general is far less than 1%.
So to put bluntly am I more at risk from the disease or the very rushed vaccine?
The simple answer is we don't know. And won't know for years.
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The reason that most vaccines take so long is because it's not a money-spinner for the drug companies. They prefer treatments which you have to take for years and years.
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So devolved nations agree on the Christmas "bubbles" between 23rd Dec until 27th Dec. After 2nd Dec, there will be no travel restrictions within England, so people can go on holiday, therefore travel to whichever airport they choose. But Wales still insist travel abroad is not allowed, therefore no holidays abroad, so for me who lives in North Wales (20 miles from border), I could visit family/friends in Cheshire but I can't go a few miles further inland to Manchester Airport...so no complete agreement on the travel situation overall!
This is the way I am reading it...please correct me if I'm completely or partial wrong.
This is the way I am reading it...please correct me if I'm completely or partial wrong.
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In around 2 to 4 weeks time America will be making the headlines again due to a new spike in cases and deaths due to Thanksgiving celebrations. At the moment just over 2,000 Americans die each day. Before Christmas arrives that will increase to close to 3,000 Covid deaths a day. Then there is the continuing economic damage. How many more years do the wimps want this to continue?
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As it was before the cell phone existed! The yellow book with the vaccination stamps (from authorised centres). It still exists because you need some vaccines to be able to enter in some countries (yellow fever is an example).
Not so much difficult.
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The 'wimps' as you put it are only asking questions that have yet to be answered in full.
But the yellow book is currently only used relatively rarely - can the infrastructure be provided for checking vaccinations en masse for a summer European holiday season?
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You know what LTNman. This whole episode has turned you into a vile individual who seems to be only able see things from a very one-eyed perspective. In fact I'd even go as far as to say all the extra spare time on your hands has turned you into a troll. Very sad.
The 'wimps' as you put it are only asking questions that have yet to be answered in full.
The 'wimps' as you put it are only asking questions that have yet to be answered in full.
I guess it all comes down to the perceived risk. Is it more risky to take a vaccine or hope that you and family members don’t catch the virus that will kill millions over time. I guess time will tell who was right or wrong. We could all wait for 10 years to pass to see if the vaccine is as safe as they claim or we take it on trust that scientists are correct. Maybe that indeed is a big ask.
I can live with pathetic name calling for asking what is the alternative to a vaccine as no one has ever come up with an answer, not even you.
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You know what LTNman. This whole episode has turned you into a vile individual who seems to be only able see things from a very one-eyed perspective. In fact I'd even go as far as to say all the extra spare time on your hands has turned you into a troll. Very sad.
The 'wimps' as you put it are only asking questions that have yet to be answered in full.
The 'wimps' as you put it are only asking questions that have yet to be answered in full.
So the equation is clear, if you want the freedoms to travel as you might wish; get vaccinated. if you're happy to wait a while before travelling, well that's fine too, it's you're choice.
LTNman isn't a troll, they are just putting forward a perfectly rational position that you simply don't find pallatable.