It's old news because at the time outcomes were still unknown. It was far more important for hospital staff to be vaccinated since they were coming into contact with vulnerable people when the rest of the country had been locked down in order to help them.

When such an unfit character as Trump first won in 2016 I was appalled. I was aware of him well before he became a reality tv “star”, with his bully boy attitude and narcissistic character. My disgust was fully confirmed during the 4 years he was in the WH but he plunged to new depths when trying to overturn the legitimate result in 2020.

That the American people could forgive him all that and choose him again fills me with dread for all our futures. That others seem laid back about it puzzles me.

So I am not obsessed at all. I am concerned because I have reasons to be concerned. Keeping him and his failings in front view is something we all ought to do. Calling out his diversions, delays and excuses must be done to avoid the propaganda of the witch-hunt claims taking root.

No connection to Spangles, singers or Palace. Plenty of other connections though.

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It’s never a good time to roll something like that out. There was always going to be some who were reluctant, especially those in certain communities where misinformation was circulating. This was also during the second wave when doubts about the transmissibility protection from the Omicron variant were surfacing.

Yes the mandate was lifted quite quickly as a practical measure. The NHS could not afford to lose so many staff so redeploying them to non customer facing roles was adopted as a compromise.

This does nothing at all to undermine the basic principle that everyone who could then get vaccinated should have been vaccinated. We were in the situation together and we needed to solve it together. Those deciding to not play their part were selfish and thoroughly deserved all the scorn sent their way.

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Only for those determined to make it. Was his influence on the COVID response in Britain really that important?

Seems like another good time to roll out the video of the NHS doctor lecturing the health secretary.

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I remember supporting my sisters and aunt who are Frontline NhS nurses in protest at the mandate up London at the time. The government finally caved in to common sense. They were never redeployed but remained in their same positions.

It coincided with the beginning of a general relaxation of the strict application of the rules and in some places, where resources were very stretched I can believe that redeployment wasn’t a practical option if services were to be maintained. Pragmatism being generally preferable to disaster.

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