Can we please keep religion out of the public domain?

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

Very interesting article comparing the situation in the USA and Canada and analysing why the death rate in the USA is so much higher. It looks at the impact of vaccination levels, mandates and vaccine passports:-

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This comment, from an infectious disease specialist, I think is particularly apposite, and food for though here to:-

"I think the US is equally disjointed, but on a much grander scale," he said. "The science is the signal, and the politics is the noise. A [failure] to understand the signal from the noise may be contributing strongly to the unfortunate situation they're in."

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No comments at all on the announcement by Johnson that all restrictions will end, thus encouraging the belief that appears to be growing that it's all over, and we can just return to the way things were. It was very noticeable yesterday that the wearing of masks has declined markedly.

This announcement, as was the previous one, was made directly by Johnson, unsupported by any experts. It's also against WHO advice.

With his position so tenuous, but out of the headlines because of Ukraine, this stinks of political opportunism by a populist, and not a calculated decision on public health grounds.

I am as pleased as everyone else that Omicron has proved to be as mild as was hoped, and not as bad as our caution demanded.

That though is no reason to lower the guard too low, too early. In particular the need to maintain pressure to ensure that everyone completes the vaccination programme is paramount.

With some people continuing to refuse accepting the vaccines, and some double jabbed now believing getting boosted is unnecessary, while at the same time vaccination has been approved and encouraged for all children over 5, this seems an inappropriate strategy to me. It is sending out mixed messages, and just looks political.

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It is not a crime to make a political judgment call.

It is a politician’s job to weigh up evidence and to make judgment calls, to balance security,liberty, level of risk and the economic consequences. Politicians have to weigh up a plethora of factors.

I shall now leave the debate to others, as ever I shall concentrate my efforts on the football discussions !

Edited by Willo (21 Feb 2022 10.51am)

Unarguably true, but not the question.

The question is not whether Johnson, having looked at all the evidence has made such a judgment, or has he, as I suspect he has, decided it's in his personal interest to do this, to divert attention from his own problems and to increase his popularity.

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