Thread by @swardley

X : Could covid be like the flu, a re-occuring disease that we just get used to?
Me : What? Like smallpox? Hmmm, that's probably one of the daftest statements I've seen in a long time. No, do not think like flu. Think eradication.

X : Views on anti-vaxxers?
Me : Nothing positive. Second most dangerous group that I'm aware of in this pandemic.
X : The first?
Me : The badly named "Covid Recovery Group" or CRG who seem hell bent on keeping us in a state of constant waves of infection by opening up too early.

X : What's wrong with them?
Me : They keep arguing that the Gov is changing the rules by adding science like "Rate of Infection" -

https://twitter.com/swardley/status/1357319962872999939

... doh. It's that sort of mentality, refusal to look at the science which does not bode well for climate change.

X : What has climate change got to do with COVID?
Me : Everything. It's another shock, another forcing function heading our way where the balance of "We" vs "Me" will determine our success or failure in mitigating its impact.
X : Don't you mean stopping?
Me : That's long passed.

X : How is the vaccine roll-out going?
Me : From all accounts, very well. It's testimony to the benefits of a national health service and the volunteers who have helped.