(03-25-2021, 10:26 PM)Malcolm Tucker Wrote:(03-25-2021, 10:58 AM)baggy1 Wrote: The take up so far is above 50% of the adult population, when the under 50s come online I would put a pessimistic estimate of 25% uptake then I don't think will so much of an issue for landlords to choose not to as most will be allowed with over 75% of the adult population vaccinated.
If those of us who were never at any real risk of dying from the virus, but stayed at home to protect those who were, have to wait any longer than the old arses to go out for a fucking drink then they can all cunt off and I will be throwing a house party every night of the week.
(03-25-2021, 11:03 AM)Borin' Baggie Wrote:(03-25-2021, 10:58 AM)baggy1 Wrote: The take up so far is above 50% of the adult population, when the under 50s come online I would put a pessimistic estimate of 25% uptake then I don't think will so much of an issue for landlords to choose not to as most will be allowed with over 75% of the adult population vaccinated.
But the youngest adult categories won't have been offered the vaccine when they're targeting to introduce this, and we're getting to the point now where second doses are being prioritised over first doses which will delay that rollout further.
I can't see how this is in any way justifiable, especially considering that it's those least at risk from the virus and who have sacrificed the most being affected by it. It just smacks of a Conservative government not giving a shit about the rights offered to a subset of the population that doesn't vote for them yet again.
Correct. An utter bollocks notion.
Don't be daft Malc, nobodies saying anyone will have to wait clearly, the pubs will be open in a few weeks for all and are taking bookings now. What is being proposed is that when everyone has had the chance to be vaccinated that if some decide not to then they may face restrictions. The idea is, and always has been despite the 'goalposts have moved' misinformation, that the whole population gets vaccinated for the good of the whole population. If we just get half the population vaccinated the virus isn't restricted as much as it could be with the whole population, that allows the virus to spread and ultimately that means we face more lockdowns later on.
The argument that 'we are safe if the vulnerable are vaccinated' is a theory and if we want to gamble with this based on that assumption instead of carrying on with rolling out the vaccine then we must be ready to be grown up if that gamble doesn't work and get back to lockdowns. It makes sense to get the vaccine rolled out to as many as possible seeing as we have that opportunity.
And as for your view that this is based on the likelihood of people dying then you are wrong again, although i'm in my 50s I'm in better shape than when I was playing football, weights and martial arts in my 20s and 30s (apart from the odd reminder from the knees and back that I'm an old codger every now and again), I'm not in and never have been at risk from this but see the need to protect those that are.
Enjoy your pint(s) from the 12th April, you've earned it. No-one will be asking you for a badge or an app or a vaccine appointment card to prove you are not a walking incubator, they'll just be asking for your credit card because they don't accept cash. And when you get the opportunity get yourself jabbed.