[thread] A client journalist
Appropriating the vaccine for Boris Johnson & union
It should be pointed out
That it is possible to be delighted at the vaccine purchase, approval, supply & jabbing
AND also be horrified at a PM, govt and party that led a nation to >100,000 dead
Appropriating the vaccine for Boris Johnson & union
It should be pointed out
That it is possible to be delighted at the vaccine purchase, approval, supply & jabbing
AND also be horrified at a PM, govt and party that led a nation to >100,000 dead
https://twitter.com/JGForsyth/status/1357284998563430400
"The British vaccine strategy shows the benefits of a nation state being able to move at its own pace, and not having to wait for consensus to be reached among 27 countries"
It doesn't
That's a lie
But James know that
He's a client shovelling the shite
It doesn't
That's a lie
But James know that
He's a client shovelling the shite
The UK was able to
authorise medicines for emergency whilst in the transition period e.g. in the EU.
choose to fund pharma companies
choose to pre-purchase medicines ahead of the R&D and approval stages completing
That is NOT a benefit of brexit
authorise medicines for emergency whilst in the transition period e.g. in the EU.
choose to fund pharma companies
choose to pre-purchase medicines ahead of the R&D and approval stages completing
That is NOT a benefit of brexit
https://twitter.com/GeorgePeretzQC/status/1334106285890019330
It is also possible to choose a vaccine candidate portfolio well
as both the EU or the UK did
when you are a large entity with substantial purchasing power
as both the EU or the UK did
when you are a large entity with substantial purchasing power
So James asks us to imagine
What life would be like right now
If the vaccine research had not managed to develop so many successful vaccines
AND these had been approved quickly
AND these had been procured
AND these had been manufactured
AND rolled out quickly
What life would be like right now
If the vaccine research had not managed to develop so many successful vaccines
AND these had been approved quickly
AND these had been procured
AND these had been manufactured
AND rolled out quickly
And I can't imagine what it would feel like if we sitting here in February 2021
A year into a pandemic that Matt Hancock said we were "well prepared" for
A year into a pandemic that Boris Johnson claimed a "massive success" with in summer 2020 with tens of thousands dead
A year into a pandemic that Matt Hancock said we were "well prepared" for
A year into a pandemic that Boris Johnson claimed a "massive success" with in summer 2020 with tens of thousands dead
A year into a pandemic that Priti Patel claimed Boris Johnson was "ahead of the curve" in
A year into a pandemic that Rishi Sunak claimed the PM had always "acted decisively" in
A year into a pandemic that Rishi Sunak claimed the PM had always "acted decisively" in
I try and imagine
What would have happened if we were not well prepared
If we hadn't had a massive success in summer 2020
If we hadn't been ahead of the curve
If we hadn't acted decisively
And I wonder how much worse would the death toll be over and above the 109,335 figure?
What would have happened if we were not well prepared
If we hadn't had a massive success in summer 2020
If we hadn't been ahead of the curve
If we hadn't acted decisively
And I wonder how much worse would the death toll be over and above the 109,335 figure?
I don't want to imagine that
Perhaps Matt Hancock could recommend a movie to watch to help me visualise what that would be like
Perhaps Matt Hancock could recommend a movie to watch to help me visualise what that would be like
Matt Hancock apparently watched Contagion and realised there was going to be contention for vaccines
And then made sure desperately that the UK was at the front of the queue
I would rather the UK be in a position it did not have to BE at the front of the queue
And then made sure desperately that the UK was at the front of the queue
I would rather the UK be in a position it did not have to BE at the front of the queue
So in the UK a nation
That decided not to join the EU ventilator scheme
Anyone remember the joke of "Operation Last Gasp"
With over 106,000 dead and Sir Captain Tom Moore
Is that still funny?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/operation-last…
That decided not to join the EU ventilator scheme
Anyone remember the joke of "Operation Last Gasp"
With over 106,000 dead and Sir Captain Tom Moore
Is that still funny?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/operation-last…
Or the EU procurement scheme for PPE
Missed three chances
Not just one
theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
Missed three chances
Not just one
theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…
Its almost like this was deliberate to allow a healthy bit of UK cronyism
bylinetimes.com/2020/11/11/pri…
bylinetimes.com/2020/11/11/pri…
It is possible to be impressed at Kate Bingham's work in the vaccine task force
AND also be concerned about the cronyism in her appointment AND behaviour
Close your eyes - imagine a Labour appointed crony had done this.
Open your eyes
thetimes.co.uk/article/vaccin…
AND also be concerned about the cronyism in her appointment AND behaviour
Close your eyes - imagine a Labour appointed crony had done this.
Open your eyes
thetimes.co.uk/article/vaccin…
"Under huge pressure to procure more protective equipment, the UK turned to a Turkish company that until only recently had been making tracksuits and shirts. It seems it was not able to produce gowns of the sufficient quality to meet British standards"
news.sky.com/story/coronavi…
news.sky.com/story/coronavi…
still its not like people suggest lowering British standards or anything
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
And a reminder
Amidst the PPE crisis
Matt Hancock
Attacked medical staff who raised concerns about
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
Amidst the PPE crisis
Matt Hancock
Attacked medical staff who raised concerns about
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8…
And a reminder
Never mind the gross scale attack on a profession
You also incite and encourage an attack on an individual
echo-news.co.uk/news/18397563.…
Never mind the gross scale attack on a profession
You also incite and encourage an attack on an individual
echo-news.co.uk/news/18397563.…
You might say with Matt Hancock
It's a question of "tone"
Why can he not play the ball ?
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
It's a question of "tone"
Why can he not play the ball ?
theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
So sorry
Back to James Forsyth and imagination
Imagine the UK was still part of the EMA
The MHRA as an agency had a huge role in the EMA
It contributed 20% towards various national agency work in terms of medicines diagnosis and approval
Back to James Forsyth and imagination
Imagine the UK was still part of the EMA
The MHRA as an agency had a huge role in the EMA
It contributed 20% towards various national agency work in terms of medicines diagnosis and approval
“Let us meet together. Let us work together. Let us do our utmost—all that is in us—for the good of all. “
"Old feuds must die. Territorial ambitions must be set aside. National rivalries must be confined to the question as to who can render the most distinguished service to the common cause",
Instead because Matt Hancock watched Contagion
He decided to ... well
Instead because Matt Hancock watched Contagion
He decided to ... well
So if the UK was still part of the EMA
900 jobs would not have fled London
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
900 jobs would not have fled London
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Did Vote Leave made if clear we would be leaving the EMA?
14/6/2016 Telegraph
"Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, the two leading figures in the Leave campaign, have drawn up a blueprint for implementing a Brexit. Sensibly, it calls for flexibility and a period of reflection."
14/6/2016 Telegraph
"Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, the two leading figures in the Leave campaign, have drawn up a blueprint for implementing a Brexit. Sensibly, it calls for flexibility and a period of reflection."
From 2017 here's the boss of the MHRA
So a reminder
Having left the EMA
The MHRA:
"This would see the UK mirroring decisions made by the European Medicines Agency, while also laying out a process should companies wish to file for a separate approval in the UK."
pharmaphorum.com/news/mhra-publ…
Having left the EMA
The MHRA:
"This would see the UK mirroring decisions made by the European Medicines Agency, while also laying out a process should companies wish to file for a separate approval in the UK."
pharmaphorum.com/news/mhra-publ…
You can look at comparisons of why there are speed differences between different international regulators
pharmatimes.com/news/us_beats_…
pharmatimes.com/news/us_beats_…
A reminder
A reminder
But anyway
That's enough about a deliberate campaign of racism, xenophobia and islamophobia
Let's all focus on "open global Britain"
That's enough about a deliberate campaign of racism, xenophobia and islamophobia
Let's all focus on "open global Britain"
So anyway
Back to coronavirus vaccines
Imagine the UK was still part of the EMA
The MHRA could have contributed to the EMA activity to approve vaccines at all possible haste to the benefit of an entire union
Back to coronavirus vaccines
Imagine the UK was still part of the EMA
The MHRA could have contributed to the EMA activity to approve vaccines at all possible haste to the benefit of an entire union
The EMA with the MHRA and other national bodies like the Robert Koch Institute or Pasteur could have individually made national assessments and national procurements if they so chose of the vaccine
Or chosen to leverage the benefit of being in a larger union to procure en masse
Or chosen to leverage the benefit of being in a larger union to procure en masse
They could have addressed both at EMA level and national level the concerns over efficacy for over 65's
Both the MHRA and Robert Koch institute raising those concerns
And making an evaluation independently on >65 judgements
Both the MHRA and Robert Koch institute raising those concerns
And making an evaluation independently on >65 judgements
And then perhaps the nationalisation
Of vaccine's would not have happened
Boris Johnson not the first to do so
After all Donald J Trump tried to claim it as a result of Pfizer's vaccine
fortune.com/2020/11/09/pfi…
Of vaccine's would not have happened
Boris Johnson not the first to do so
After all Donald J Trump tried to claim it as a result of Pfizer's vaccine
fortune.com/2020/11/09/pfi…
Personally
I think you should thank leaders who try to weaponise the vaccine for party political advantage
As it indicates that over the past year of the pandemic they are deeply scared of their legacy of how they have performed
Their every action indicates their fear over it
I think you should thank leaders who try to weaponise the vaccine for party political advantage
As it indicates that over the past year of the pandemic they are deeply scared of their legacy of how they have performed
Their every action indicates their fear over it
Not sure why to be honest
After all
In the UK
Over one hundred thousand dead is just the fault of fat old people
standard.co.uk/news/uk/theres…
After all
In the UK
Over one hundred thousand dead is just the fault of fat old people
standard.co.uk/news/uk/theres…
So
At the last
As we exit this phase of the pandemic as vaccine rollout goes as fast as it can
And we move to the next stage of world wide roll out, variants and regular booster jabs or whatever the shape of that world brings
At the last
As we exit this phase of the pandemic as vaccine rollout goes as fast as it can
And we move to the next stage of world wide roll out, variants and regular booster jabs or whatever the shape of that world brings
Remember this crisis
Remember the entirety of this crisis
Because I can praise the UK for doing well with vaccine approval, procurement and roll out
Whilst at the same time being sad at HOW it did it and how it is politicised to be a "benefit of brexit"
Remember the entirety of this crisis
Because I can praise the UK for doing well with vaccine approval, procurement and roll out
Whilst at the same time being sad at HOW it did it and how it is politicised to be a "benefit of brexit"
Why do you need to try to lie and make it a benefit ?
After all the sunlit uplands should already be highlighting so many of those blessed benefits
After all the sunlit uplands should already be highlighting so many of those blessed benefits
And a reminder
The Conservative Party
Deliberately chose to exploit coronavirus
To hide a brexit within
The Conservative Party
Deliberately chose to exploit coronavirus
To hide a brexit within
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1356236600729067521
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