UK was too slow to act on COVID-19 initially, opposition Labour leader says

[nauseus]

59 minutes ago, 7by7 said:

Not what I said. Read it again. 

Yes it its, in your post 86.

[Forethat]

3 hours ago, Nigel Garvie said:

And in case anyone thinks this virus is a bit of a nuisance, wait until next serious antibiotic-resistant bacteria outbreak

 

This could be interpreted as 1) You don't understand the difference between a bacteria and a virus, in which case back to primary school.

2) You think that bacterial infections spread like viral ones, mainly they don't.

3)  Antibiotic-resistant bacteria outbreaks happen on a similar scale, not usually, they are currently restricted to particular "Hothouse" environments like hospitals.

You could interpret it as a small blue rabbit sailing above the clouds on a toaster if you want to, but what I meant was:

 

Not preparing for viral outbreaks has proven to be a bit of a nuisance (clearly). And it happened despite warnings for more than 40-50 years. Similar warnings have been given for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Perhaps we'll learn our lesson and ramp up our efforts to find a new antibiotic (the last class was registered 1987) because if you think this viral outbreak is a nuisance, a serious bacterial outbreak will be worse, if you ask me.

 

Pulmonary infections like TBC is a great example. Not to mention the nuisance if E.coli would develop resistance against antibiotics. It WILL happen, even without the boost given by use of antibiotics, it's only a matter of time. But no one listens to the warnings. To my knowledge, only a handful of small biotech companies are currently researching Gram-negative bacteria (the ones that causes pneumonia, miningitis etc.). 

 

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/330420/9789240000193-eng.pdf

 

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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today.

 

- WHO

 

One more thing:

If you believe that bacterial outbreaks are "currently restricted to particular "Hothouse" environments like hospitals" you need to pay a little more attention. Why not begin by reading the global TBC report 2019?

 

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/329368/9789241565714-eng.pdf?ua=1

Edited April 18, 2020 by Forethat

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2 hours ago, transam said:

I am not right wing, I do not have any wing, I go with the facts at the time, lefties don't...

Did you read the article I linked too?

Kind of blew your argument out the water eh?

Still look on the bright side. Tomorrow is a new day.

And we can do it all again ????.

[7by7]

46 minutes ago, nauseus said:

Yes it its, in your post 86.

As I've said, read it again. 

2 hours ago, 7by7 said:

Not right wing? 

 

When you take every opportunity to defame those you always call 'lefties!' Just as you have above. 

 

If you still can't understand, I can't help you.

 

BTW, has he, or you for that matter, ever critised, let alone lambasted, righties? 

 

As I have no wish to incur Rimmer's further ire, that's all I'm saying on this matter.

Edited April 18, 2020 by 7by7
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4 hours ago, 7by7 said:

As I've said, read it again. 

 

If you still can't understand, I can't help you.

 

BTW, has he, or you for that matter, ever critised, let alone lambasted, righties? 

 

As I have no wish to incur Rimmer's further ire, that's all I'm saying on this matter.

I certainly do understand that you can't help me. 

 

Yes, I have criticised righties as well as lefties.