I'm sure there will be a mix of locations, according to vaccinee category, but GP surgeries will figure prominently, just like they have done for flu. Think about the target groups, taking 3 obvious ones to start with: 1. Front-line NHS staff - presumably at their place of work; 2. Care-home residen...

I don't think you can transport vaccines in tankers and developing specialist packaging is one thing, but making it appear in global quantities overnight isn't going to happen. Indeed not, but I was just pointing out that shipping stuff around at very low temperatures is nothing new (in UK winter/s...

Widespread role-out is probably months away. This vaccine has to be kept at an incredibly low temperature which makes it a real challenge to store and distribute. I think the low temperature angle is being somewhat overblown, certainly for the UK (distribution in the tropics may be more of a challe...

A strange formulation in a BBC story @15:40, leading up to the 1700 announcements: - long-Covid folks don't count? ... or just a linguistic accident by a journo in haste? Long Covid usually refers to persistent but chronic symptoms lasting long after the normal 2-3 weeks for recovering from a bout ...

Summary: March lockdown bcz test&trace did not work/ cope - since two-three weeks ago, are we getting into the same place v quickly? The other summary item I'd highlight is Sir David King's summing up for about 3 minutes from: https://youtu.be/_oK4tpFK0_4?t=3641 King was one of Patrick Vallance...

Just on the more 'simplistic' stats https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/299C/production/_114825601_second_wave_europe9oct-nc.png this does tease out some questions - but who is going to ask them? Mostly raised and answered in this week's IndieSage presentation at lunchtime today. For some r...

interferons are a huge and complex topic. The link I used attests to this; these are the institutions that contributed to the finding: Well yes, but that's pretty typical these days for any large collaborative study. Everyone and their dog wants their name on the paper - it's just easier to give in...

I hear what you're saying but would rather find ways to keep the UK together rather than dwell on tearing it apart. IMO that horse has bolted. Brexit will have been the decisive factor to secure a majority for independence. Seems better to me to plan for what the future is likely to be rather than ...

Preferred the one with the tug in the foreground myself. The composition, lighting and sky almost look like a painting - quite artistic. Could see that one winning a prize. Shame that it doesn't seem to be at v high resolution.

Speaking as an absolute non-expert here: But isn't it possible that future engine evolutions will offer more efficiency and hence more range (or at least more flexibility in trading off range vs performance) and might also do so on the same timescale as eg conformals. (And yes I can see that it woul...

It's interesting but unfortunately interferons are a huge and complex topic. Interferons are almost certainly involved in the cytokine storm that puts COVID patients into ICU but there are pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory interferons and trying to sort out the differential effects is a nightma...

For anyone interested, there's a good new interview with Tony Fauci on YT at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R84Rvcc9mu0 This is aimed at a medical audience so Fauci speaks more freely than usual. The host is the editor of JAMA, ie the US equivalent to BMJ. Fauci touches on many COVID topics, but a...

Mr Johnson replies: "We are increasing our defence budget by 2.6% above inflation for 2019/20 and 2020/21. In my book this is pretty meaningless unless specified in cash terms. If FY20/21 has only 90% of the GDP of 19/20 (for example) then a defence budget of 90% of the 19/20 figure is also co...

OK, one last go: The reason that it's likely to be technically impossible include: 1. The state of knowledge is such that it's impossible as yet to design such a virus literally ab initio ie from scratch. One would have to take and recombine existing viral strains instead. This has to be the startin...

This sort of thing should be marked (I have not reported the post :) ) as 'paid advertisement' as that argument can be thrown at anybody Yes, I was conscious of that interpretation when writing it. But what else can one say on a topic like this? Although the essence of the debate is clear, ie one s...

As I keep saying, I think this (lab-release) aspect of the thread has become rather pointless. There is a very strong argument that the release theory is entirely bogus because natural evolution can easily account for the facts - there is just no need to contrive other theories. The vast majority of...

Actually not a conspiracy theorist at all - I just reported the appearance of a whistleblower making some interesting claims (which may or may not be borne out by the evidence) and you jumped on your high horse - after that I started doing a bit of reading. I notice that you have not responded to a...

I hadn't wanted to post again in this thread (i) because it's way OT relative to the Review; and (ii) it's like debating with any conspiracy theorist - you know that facts don't count for anything and that spending time on it is pointless. But if anyone is interested in what professional virologists...

Nice try at sidelining the conversation, but that's a strawman argument. Not a strawman at all. The point is that the many thousands of differences spread frequently along the genome are such that it could not have been constructed from any combination of known viruses. The amount of work involved ...

Odd comment from somebody who seems to be claiming that they are "in the know". It's some time since I did undergrad genetics, but splicing bits of gene from one organism into another (which is what I understood from the lady's somewhat imperfect english, rather than literally "bolti...

She claims to have proof that the virus was manufactured in the labs in Wuhan out of two naturally occuring bat viruses. Technically, that theory is a total non-starter in the present state of expertise anywhere in the world. SARS-COV2 has many point mutations and insertions/deletions throughout it...

Good point. AS for cruise liners we are among the leaders in design, whilst not building any - with all the cancellations in that sector, some relevant designers would be coming available (whilst there are areas where only experience fro warship design counts) Maybe they could be put to work on a n...

Marham always was a marmite posting; loads of people had to be dragged out of there kicking and screaming, even more couldn't wait to leave! Bet its preferable to Yuma by 100%. Slightly bemused as to why Marham should be disliked too much. Sure it's a fairly rural location with pleasant enough but ...

The EU is holding up progress on all areas, even those that are non contentious and mutually beneficial to both parties, until the UK concedes on these areas. But the EU of course can do no wrong Frankly, I think that's nonsense. This is a negotiation between two independent parties, each of which ...

Research by Nissan reveals that the number of electric car charging locations now EXCEEDS the number of petrol stations across Britain. TBH that's a bit of a meaningless statement though, given that only around 1600 of the charging locations boast rapid chargers. And if you were on a journey somewh...