U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook

[Nout]

5 hours ago, Sujo said:

UK should have shut its borders as soon as it was aware. Same as people blame china, blame UK.

More than half of UK citizens are under a form of house arrest but the airports and shores remain open to foreigners from anywhere in the world. The airports should have been closed in march and the coast lines properly protected to military standards to prevent illegals. As an island nation Great Britain could have defeated Covid-19 with ease but due to political correctness and spineless government we have succumbed to false science and liberal ideology.

Edited December 30, 2020 by Nout

[Jeffr2]

8 minutes ago, Nout said:

Leaders set and example by taking the jab first. Its to set an example and inspire confidence..nothing to do with privilege.

Setting an example is great!  But protecting the POTUS is critical. I'm no fan of Trump. But his passing would have devastating consequences.

[Jeffr2]

4 minutes ago, Nout said:

More than half of UK citizens are under a form of house arrest but the airports and shores remain open to foreigners from anywhere in the world. The airports should have been closed in march and the coast lines properly protected to military standards to prevent illegals. As an island nation Great Britain could have defeated Covid-19 with ease but due to political correctness and spineless government we have succumbed to false science and liberal ideology.

False science is coming from the conservatives. Along with lots of fake news.

[stevenl]

13 minutes ago, Nout said:

More than half of UK citizens are under a form of house arrest but the airports and shores remain open to foreigners from anywhere in the world. The airports should have been closed in march and the coast lines properly protected to military standards to prevent illegals. As an island nation Great Britain could have defeated Covid-19 with ease but due to political correctness and spineless government we have succumbed to false science and liberal ideology.

Agree with a lot of that. 'political correctness' and 'liberal ideology' though you plucked from thin air.

[Dumbastheycome]

So much for Trump's grand claims about  "Operation Warp Speed" ! Apart from the two first vaccines  not directly associated but that once  vaccines were available  they would be  distributed and  injected  post-haste due to  never seen  before  Military  organization and  efficiency !

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, Dumbastheycome said:

So much for Trump's grand claims about  "Operation Warp Speed" ! Apart from the two first vaccines  not directly associated but that once  vaccines were available  they would be  distributed and  injected  post-haste due to  never seen  before  Military  organization and  efficiency !

Trump administration vowed 20 million vaccinations by year end. 3 days to year end and only 2.1 vaccination. Trump also vowed that there will be 100 million doses of vaccine by December. Of course he is just blowing hot air and lying as the person we know he is. 

 

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-vowed-100m-covid-vaccine-doses-end-2020only-21m-have-been-administered-1557634

[Paul Henry]

Trump and his administration could not organise a F!!1! in a brothel. Again he probably would not pay the lady but make lots of promises that would amount to nothing .The man is totally incompetent and rules with fear rather than logic. The Biden administration has a massive job in front of them and are getting no help from the Trump outgoing administration. Definitely a tiny little boy in a mans job who is now sulking and trying to ruin the party for everyone.

[ThailandRyan]

Today the US House of Representatives lost a Congressman Elect to the Covid Virus, 41 years old and no underlying medical conditions.

A congressman-elect from Louisiana died from Covid-19 complications. (msn.com)

[Pique Dard]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

He said the Trump administration may have set unrealistic expectations that everyone who wanted to get vaccinated could do so by the end of June 2021.

i don't think the trump administration had set any expectations at all, realistic or unrealistic! trump's re-election, that is the only thing in which the trump administration was interested

[Phoenix Rising]

No wonder trump is desperate to nullify his bigly crushing election loss:

 

The New York prosecutor investigating Trump's tax records is calling in reinforcements as the president's time in office comes to an end

 

With orange hair and skin he'll fit beautifully in an orange jumpsuit, can't wait! 

 

 

[Credo]

2 hours ago, Phoenix Rising said:

No wonder trump is desperate to nullify his bigly crushing election loss:

 

The New York prosecutor investigating Trump's tax records is calling in reinforcements as the president's time in office comes to an end

 

With orange hair and skin he'll fit beautifully in an orange jumpsuit, can't wait! 

 

 

I suspect that since neither the skin coloring nor the hair is a natural color, he will not be on the cover of 'Modern Fashion'.   

 

[goldenbrwn1]

14 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

 2020 was the year of the Wuhan virus strain.

 

Looks like 2021 is going to be even worse with the UK mutant strain. 
 

70% more infectious. 
which sounds bad, but when you take into consideration the compounding effect, it is going to be a lot worse. 

 

Now it is already in Australia, Europe and Japan. And unfortunately the USA, where it will spread like wildfire as they don’t have any rules in place to stop it. 
 

This will be the final nail in the coffin for many businesses worldwide who have just managed to hold on until now. 
I really feel for them.
 

I know a woman in Phuket who has worked hard all her life and had to close down her 11 pharmacy shops last week. The bank will also take her house. Nice lady. She is one of millions in this situation.
 

 

The mutant U.K. strain ????. You mean the strain the U.K. identified before anyone else which apparently originated in SA btw with cases already having been in Australia. The U.K. is just guilty of identifying it. It was always going to happen .  I may have read your post wrong but it just sounded like you were suggesting the U.K. started this virus.

Edited December 30, 2020 by goldenbrwn1

[goldenbrwn1]

12 hours ago, Sujo said:

UK should have shut its borders as soon as it was aware. Same as people blame china, blame UK.

The U.K. was just guilty of identifying it first! It’s already been doing the rounds across the globe.  Unlike some countries governments the U.K. didn’t hide the fact that this virus was killing people and neither will they hide the appearance of the mutant more infectious strain. 

[goldenbrwn1]

7 hours ago, Nout said:

More than half of UK citizens are under a form of house arrest but the airports and shores remain open to foreigners from anywhere in the world. The airports should have been closed in march and the coast lines properly protected to military standards to prevent illegals. As an island nation Great Britain could have defeated Covid-19 with ease but due to political correctness and spineless government we have succumbed to false science and liberal ideology.

It wouldn’t of mattered imo. And we are most definitely not under house arrest . And it’s freezing anyway , I would love nothing more than house arrest for a few months ???? 

[stevenl]

26 minutes ago, goldenbrwn1 said:

The mutant U.K. strain ????. You mean the strain the U.K. identified before anyone else which apparently originated in SA btw with cases already having been in Australia. The U.K. is just guilty of identifying it. It was always going to happen .  I may have read your post wrong but it just sounded like you were suggesting the U.K. started this virus.

 

17 minutes ago, goldenbrwn1 said:

The U.K. was just guilty of identifying it first! It’s already been doing the rounds across the globe.  Unlike some countries governments the U.K. didn’t hide the fact that this virus was killing people and neither will they hide the appearance of the mutant more infectious strain. 

Bit sensitive are we?

[Credo]

48 minutes ago, stevenl said:

 

Bit sensitive are we?

And that is a good reason to NOT call it the China Virus or the Wuhan Virus.  

[goldenbrwn1]

21 hours ago, stevenl said:

 

Bit sensitive are we?

Maybe .... just a tad . ????

[Kelsall]

On 12/30/2020 at 6:09 AM, webfact said:

 

Quite a charismatic speech from Joe.

Edited January 2, 2021 by Kelsall

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1 hour ago, Kelsall said:

Quite a charismatic speech from Joe.

I'll take coherence with little entertainment value of Biden over entertainment value with little coherence of Trump.

[J Town]

9 hours ago, Kelsall said:

Quite a charismatic speech from Joe.

He wasn't elected for his oratory skill. He was elected cuz he's not 45.

[Jeffr2]

10 hours ago, Kelsall said:

Quite a charismatic speech from Joe.

At least it wasn't filled with lies and hate speech.  Stunning you are OK with that from Trump. 

[CG1 Blue]

On 12/30/2020 at 4:00 AM, Sujo said:

UK should have shut its borders as soon as it was aware. Same as people blame china, blame UK.

There are thousands of Covid 19 mutations. The UK scientists just happen to be good at tracking them and identifying serious mutations. You should be thanking the UK for identifying this particular strain and warning the rest of the world about it. 

Just because your lot can't find the more dangerous mutations in your country, doesn't mean they are not there. 

[Jeffr2]

10 minutes ago, CG1 Blue said:

There are thousands of Covid 19 mutations. The UK scientists just happen to be good at tracking them and identifying serious mutations. You should be thanking the UK for identifying this particular strain and warning the rest of the world about it. 

Just because your lot can't find the more dangerous mutations in your country, doesn't mean they are not there. 

Ummm....perhaps the US scientists couldn't detect it because it wasn't there?

 

I've read some 200k mutations of the virus...so far.