and Hancock's refusal to have people going into Care Homes tested, did not mention lack of testing capacity or testing capability. Just the results might "muddy the waters". Or, put another way, might make the Government look bad.

In the event, they look like complete idiots for over-ruling the science.

"In one message, dated 14 April, Mr Hancock reportedly told aides that Prof Sir Chris Whitty, the chief medial officer for England, had conducted an "evidence review" and recommended "testing of all going into care homes, and segregation whilst awaiting result".

The message came a day before the publication of Covid-19: Our Action Plan for Adult Social Care, a government document setting out plans to keep the care system functioning during the pandemic.

Mr Hancock said the advice represented a "good positive step" and that "we must put into the doc", to which an aide responded that he had sent the request "to action".

But later the same day, Mr Hancock messaged again saying he would rather "leave out" a commitment to test everyone entering care homes from the community and "just commit to test & isolate ALL going into care from hospital".

"I do not think the community commitment adds anything and it muddies the waters," he said. (BBC website, 1.3.23)

I disengage, I turn the page.

Always? No.

But it does work.

The diseases you mention were most definitely combated by herd immunity, that's why you still exist.

A vaccine is a defanged version to train the very best response an immune system can provide. However, for respiratory illness they have always been rather crap at that level of protection and to be honest I'm not even sure that what's been provided even fits what should be called a vaccine.

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

It may manifest as a cold in minor cases, I had cold like symptoms with a sore throat for a few days, but for many, especially in the early days it was very serious and often fatal. Only after treatments improved and vaccines that mitigated symptoms appeared did the overall situation improve.

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

This made me smile!

You are not only predicable. You are also consistent. Consistently wrong. You are as one eyed as a Cyclopes.

The mainstream media didn't "ban" anything. The MSM is very diverse, and I remember these theories being covered along with others. No-body knew then, just as no-body knows now. That the FBI have speculated doesn't mean it's true. There are lots of possibilities held by a variety of people, including other US agencies.

Of course, that doesn't stop you and your like, trumpeting it as the "truth" just because it matches your prejudices. I suggest you read this report, which is both fair and objective. Don't dismiss it just because of its source:-

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So all you are doing now is what the basement boys did in 2020. Jumping on a theory and promoting as the "truth".

It just isn't. It's possibly true.

Cryst raised Trump, not me. You agreed with him. I responded because he jumped on, and spread this theory as though it was fact, which gave it authenticity in some minds, yours included it seems.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

There are other considerations alongside "listening to the science".

The lack of a proven, high volume testing regime would have been understood in government, but announcing that to the general public could have caused panic and made the situation worse. Managing the announcements in a way that promoted disciplined behaviour and the least bad outcome made sense when in uncharted waters.

We really need for the enquiry to look at all the facts in their context, rather than a drip feed of selected tid bits intended to support an agenda and sell newspapers.

Criticising the slowness of the enquiry is justified. Trying to second guess its findings is not.

Apparently Matt Hancock is considering legal action over this. You don't do that lightly.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

I ‘consider’ legal action quite often. For example when someone doesn’t pick up their dog poo.