Waiting for Care Home Inquiry

 One of the surest ways of getting blocked from Nicola Sturgeon’s Twitter feed is to ask her that she and her party of half-wits may not have much luck with iced up bridges or running ferries but her new role at playing Charon ferrying Covid souls across the  river Styx from care homes in Scotland has certainly been prosperous for their Nationalist cause but can she advice what currency we must place in the mouths of the dealt departed to pay the ferryman? (Not to be confused by “Ferrier” as in super-spreader Margaret)

Voted for by 64 votes to one in favour of a Conservative motion calling for an immediate judge-led inquiry (57 abstentions during the final vote.... you can guess who they were I am sure) but of course the SNP have rejected this inquiry on the grounds that there is currently a pandemic happening (never stoped Westminster conducting the Grenfell tower inquiry) and the earliest Sturgeon proposes to do it would be in May next year (conveniently after the next Scottish elections as of course they know they are as guilty as hell and the bad press this will generate)

I would think now us the most important time to conduct this inquiry as not only is the evidence fresh but also lessons can be learned from any mistakes as not to make the same ones as this pandemic continues. Surely families who have list loved ones deserve closure in the clear understanding of what has happened and how the Scottish government has failed "some of our most vulnerable" citizens..... but instead they get Angus Robertson (a former SNP deputy leader who is trying to become an MSP and who is a close ally of Sturgeon and tipped to be THE future SNP leader) say that  “55,000 predominantly No supporting voters [were] passing away every year” suggesting elderly deaths were leading to independence ‘gain’ (the older generation were more inclined to vote against Scottish Independence)

Ms Sturgeon said the government was exploring whether a public inquiry into care home deaths could cover all four nations of the UK.... strange how Health is a devolved service in Scotland but she wants to unite with the rest of the U.K. when there could be blame handed out as to attempt to dilute her portion of it I would suggest. 

Rolling up my sleeve

 I read on social media and the news that many people are undecided about taking this new covid vaccine, one of the reasons I hear is “Why do we need a vaccine for an illness with a 99.5% survival rate?” Well our economy has been shut since March is one reason and another is do you actually know how many people that 0.5% is of the population and are we really willing to just write them off? You could even argue that of that 0.5% about 50% would have expired within 12months from existing fatal medical conditions but when you start playing a game of triage with human lives, no matter how many even if 1, then you start going down the road of devaluing what a life means and that’s a dangerous road to go down! The important thing to consider is that vaccines gain efficacy through mass participation. It doesn't matter if most people don't need them.

If you are deciding not to take this vaccine as you are afraid it may give you autism, implant a microchip, grow a third arm or your dick will fall off then it’s quite obvious you are a nutter and a worthy contestant for a Darwin Award but it’s not just about you so I can’t say “then that’s your look out” as due to the nature of this virus it’s selfish to have the attitude “I’m ok pal so don’t need it” but if you do have concerns about the speed to market and worries about corners cut  then taking all things into consideration you do have legitimate concerns, although I may not agree I certainly would not consider you in the same light as an antivaxxer. 

.........but I for one WILL be taking the vaccine as I believe the risks of covid outweigh the risk of the vaccine (if any) ...I don’t consider myself at risk but I don’t want to be a vehicle to transmit it (although as I understand it it’s not been proven yet if the vaccine stops someone transmitting the virus to others which is all the more reason for everyone getting vaccinated) and I want the economy to start back up as soon as possible as it’s not only covid that is a risk but it delayed treatment of everyone who has a potentially life threatening illness is not receiving the treatment they should. 

Normal vaccine development can take 7 to 10 years so I can understand by some people may think this COVID vaccine has been rushed but it’s nothing to do with safety. Under normal circumstances vaccine development needs negotiated funding which leads to delays, there is lots of commercial decisions and red tape and contracts to be honoured.

This COVID vaccine has been fast tracked but from what I understand the safety aspect has not been under looked, in fact perhaps safety was more scrutinised on this vaccine than any before as the eyes of the world is upon it.

This is not a cure for covid, I think covid is here to stay and also as I understand it at this point the testing has not yet confirmed how long immunity might last after getting the vaccination so they may eventually discover whether this is a vaccine which needs to be administered only once, or whether it needs to be boosted every few years, or even every few months... time will tell but I think it’s sure to say the post-covid (at least the post-vulnerable to covid) time will never be as it was before this virus. We need to be prepared for a different world but the one think that is for sure is that we can not carry on the way we are just now and that is why I will have my sleeve up, ready and waiting for the vaccine as soon as possible and would advise everyone I know to do the same.

Consider ourselves lucky in the U.K. to be in this position to have it rolled out, a lot of people in other countries (China for example) are scrambling to get injected with coronavirus vaccines that have not completed clinical trials and demand is so high that the country's scalpers are charging as much as $1,500 for an appointment!