This is schoolyard stuff.looks like the EU is envious of the UK because we are vaccinating and they are not.
This is schoolyard stuff.looks like the EU is envious of the UK because we are vaccinating and they are not.
A few years ago, I think during Obamamania, they decided that the time on the Domesday Clock was less close to midnight than it had been. Which sort of breaks the whole concept. Not so scary if it allows for time to run backwards.More miserable media
Doomsday Clock says humanity remains dangerously close to apocalypse
The symbolic Doomsday Clock — designed by scientists to measure how close humanity is to an apocalypse — remains set dangerously close to disaster at 100 seconds until “midnight,” it was …nypost.com
The world needs a massive increase in vaccine production.This is schoolyard stuff.
Yes. But leaders of countries trying to secure supplies of whats currently a scarce resource are not 'envious' of Britain's vaccine programme.The world needs a massive increase in vaccine production.
True, but in future please include the punctuation mark rather than typing out its name.The idea that anyone is envious of any aspect of the UK pandemic response is fucking nuts full stop
I'm not doing thatTrue, but in future please include the punctuation mark rather than typing out its name.
Its just swallowing Tory propagandaThe idea that anyone is envious of any aspect of the UK pandemic response is fucking nuts full stop
Spiney Norman said:The idea that anyone is envious of any aspect of the UK pandemic response is fucking nuts full stop
killer b said:Its just swallowing Tory propaganda
Other country's government's being 'envious' of Britain's programme is propaganda.I'm about to head to a vaccine thread for this, but it is true that despite criminally incompetent and rubbish Tories , the vaccine programme here really isn't doing all that badly at all.
All else about the pandemic though : I have to agree
Other country's government's being 'envious' of Britain's programme is propaganda.
Vaccines are being administered by the public sector.
Guardian headline said:EU could block millions of Covid vaccine doses from entering UK
European commission says new mechanism will give national regulators power to refuse exports
Following reports of a lack of doses across the bloc, the European commission announced plans to give national regulators the power to reject export requests. The development raises concerns over the continued flow of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, for which the UK has a 40m-dose order, from its plant in Belgium.
“There is a possibility in certain circumstances not to allow the export to come forward,” an official said. “Indeed, that would be the final option.”
Should the UK become reliant on home-produced vaccines, securing herd immunity through the vaccination of 75% of the population could be delayed by nearly two months from 14 July to 1 September putting thousands of lives in danger, according to analysis by the data analytics firm AirFinity shared with the Guardian.
The European federation of pharmaceutical industries and associations warned that the commission plan could lead to a breakdown of global supply of vaccines. “Global supply chains are key to delivering vaccines to protect citizens … Risking retaliatory measures from other regions at this crucial moment in the fight against Covid-19 is not in anyone’s best interest,” the industry group said.
Haven't kept a tally but pretty sure the UK massively over ordered vaccine
And if we did? The fact that the UK government ordered millions of vacines before it was even proven is the only thing they have got right so far. It enabled AZ to get on with establishing production facilities etc, It is why we are ahead of the rest of Europe.Haven't kept a tally but pretty sure the UK massively over ordered vaccine
not having a go at the shit-show-masters (for once) just agreeing that it looks like hoarding by wealthy countries is going on (and i include the EU block as a country in that)And if we did? The fact that the UK government ordered millions of vacines before it was even proven is the only thing they have got right so far. It enabled AZ to get on with establishing production facilities etc, It is why we are ahead of the rest of Europe.
not having a go at the shit-show-masters (for once) just agreeing that it looks like hoarding by wealthy countries is going on (and i include the EU block as a country in that)
Saying that, should the biggest emphasis of all be upon fixing these supply issues
Leaving AZ alone to get on with their jobs would be the biggest help.
Remember mfg is working away under all the countries covid restrictions. These are adding stress to the system hugely - including higher than normal absence rates due to employees catching covid. Planting fake bombs at factories also doesn't help
not having a go at the shit-show-masters (for once) just agreeing that it looks like hoarding by wealthy countries is going on (and i include the EU block as a country in that)
The UK actively kept prices of the vaccines higher than they should have been for developing countries. And they may have committed to supplying some but those vaccines aren't getting to those countries yet because we are monopolising them. Do not very yay us.It's not so much about hoarding, but more to do with wealthy countries throwing money at various vaccine developers & manufactures in order to ensure they had plenty of money to speed everything up, and hedging bets because not all vaccines are likely to be successful, some have already failed to produce the results required.
For example, the UK pre-ordered IIRC six different vaccines, only two are approved so far (pfizer & AZ), with a third (novavax) heading towards approval, that's a bit of a miracle TBH, and there's every possibility the other three may fail.
We certainly have more than enough doses on order, which means any we don't need can be diverted elsewhere, the UK & others are already committed to funding over a billion doses for poorer countries.
The UK actively kept prices of the vaccines higher than they should have been for developing countries. And they may have committed to supplying some but those vaccines aren't getting to those countries yet because we are monopolising them. Do not very yay us.
Other country's government's being 'envious' of Britain's programme is propaganda.