(03-26-2021, 10:12 AM)backsidebaggie Wrote: If those who choose not to have the vaccine face restrictions, that is totally 100% out of order IMO. It is coercion and I am astounded anyone would support that. I very much hope that it is an idol threat to get uptake higher.
I also disagree that it’s always been the plan to vaccinate the whole population. That’s not misinformation at all. Well, if it was, they weren’t honest. The goalposts have moved repeatedly. Only a few weeks ago Boris said vaccine passports may be for foreign travel and not domestically. A few weeks later and it’s changed again. Sinister IMO.
https://www.ft.com/content/d2e00128-7889...e51355a751
But that's naive in itself bb, there will be restrictions for people no matter what based on international travel as a minimum, this was always obvious that there would likely to be restrictions of some sort.
And I think you need to look at who the quote is attributed to (Kate Bingham), she is not a minister but an appointee of the government based on her being married to a Conservative Government minister, she's now not in the role which was quietly done and replaced by Nadhim Zahawi. The quote is from an out of her depth private individual in position at a time when the government couldn't find it's own arse with both hands. If you want better guidance on what was proposed I would point you in the direction of the JVCI website which in December referred to the priority groups as the 1st priorities and not the only priorities.
Nothing sinister, (FFS stop using that word it really is tin hat territory wording) the experts have looked at the risks and tied thiat in with the available vaccines and made a decision that with the resources available we may as well further reduce the risks by vaccinating everyone.