Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:40 am
Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:53 am
ReesWestonSuperMare wrote:The World Health Organisation originally said no need for face masks - we followed suit. Then WHO said wear face masks- we followed suit. All politicians did was try and follow the scientific advice as much as possible. The problem is perhaps we listened too much to the various scientific and medical officers - what we should have done is listen to the Italians in Bergamo - who just said - lock down now and prepare for a bad time.
If we had done that - the same people would then have said - we shut down too soon and caused economic carnage. Depending on your political view point it is very very easy to carp on from the side lines. I never knew I had so many mates on facebook that suddenly become global pandemic experts who also sidelined in being a virologist......
Whoever was in charge would have have made decisions on the best UK evidence available. Dont follow that and you are accused of not following the experts advice or follow that advice and be accused of getting it wrong.
Hospitals full of OAP's caused bed blocking - so the last place you want them is in hospital - you have to get them out and somewhere else - as it was believed (rightly) that we would need thousands and thousands of beds , PPE, ventilators etc. So we got the OAPs out of hospital and put them back into care homes. If they had stayed in hospital - then the politicians would be accused of not having enough beds.
There were no tests available during the first wave - so it was totally just by hearsay and symptoms re the spread.
With 20/20 hindsight (which no one has) - there was still no way to square the circle of need over capacity.
Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:56 pm
Re: OT: UK COVID RESPONSE "WORST EVER"
Unread postby ReesWestonSuperMare » Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:40 am
The World Health Organisation originally said no need for face masks - we followed suit. Then WHO said wear face masks- we followed suit. All politicians did was try and follow the scientific advice as much as possible. The problem is perhaps we listened too much to the various scientific and medical officers - what we should have done is listen to the Italians in Bergamo - who just said - lock down now and prepare for a bad time.
If we had done that - the same people would then have said - we shut down too soon and caused economic carnage. Depending on your political view point it is very very easy to carp on from the side lines. I never knew I had so many mates on facebook that suddenly become global pandemic experts who also sidelined in being a virologist......
Whoever was in charge would have have made decisions on the best UK evidence available. Dont follow that and you are accused of not following the experts advice or follow that advice and be accused of getting it wrong.
Hospitals full of OAP's caused bed blocking - so the last place you want them is in hospital - you have to get them out and somewhere else - as it was believed (rightly) that we would need thousands and thousands of beds , PPE, ventilators etc. So we got the OAPs out of hospital and put them back into care homes. If they had stayed in hospital - then the politicians would be accused of not having enough beds.
There were no tests available during the first wave - so it was totally just by hearsay and symptoms re the spread.
With 20/20 hindsight (which no one has) - there was still no way to square the circle of need over capacity.