That other countries don't have the NHS does mean they aren't protecting their own health services in much the same way as we are! There's nothing "emotional" about it. It's simple logic.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

They just don't "pluck figures out of the air" or "want to get on TV". Neither is remotely true. You have posted a lot of common sense recently, but I don't think this is.

The science is based on sophisticated computer modelling, done by various independent groups. When their results all point in the same direction, and groups in other countries are reaching similar conclusions, then they need to be taken seriously.

We need to trust experts and not our "gut instincts".

You wouldn't have a family picnic in the middle of the M25 just because there was no traffic to be seen. The experts, looking at their screens, would know it was a temporary hold up and, as soon as it cleared, there would be a surge of vehicles bearing down on you.

That some of our scientists have been trained in media skills doesn't mean they want to be on TV, only that they need to be. Most shun the limelight.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

State run organisations efficient! You do make me laugh Wisbelch.

Or when it's not your money you don't care about efficiency from Senior managers on down. The wastage in the NHS is horrendous.

One more point

Personally I think this is actually more likely than you think. If he goes further than that he dies, politically. So in fact it would take more balls to enforce a lockdown than what is now option 1, according to the telegraph.

Option 2 is back to enforced social distancing and reduced mixing. It's going to be 1 or 2, probably 1.

My hunch now is that the real issue is not going to be hospitalisations, it's going to be the knock on of mass isolation across various industries and sectors. So something is coming, albeit temporarily, either way.

Did you know? 98.0000001% of people are morons.

Wisbech - if scientific modelling produces a range of between 600 and 6000 deaths per day then something is wrong.
I accept those are best/worst case scenarios but the truth is that they do not yet have enough info on Omicron except that in theory it is not as bad as Delta and with the vaccination level being high then hospitalisations/deaths should stay relatively low.
New cases shouldn't mean further restrictions if they are not resulting in the NHS being put under pressure.
Until they have enough info to comment seriously then they should spouting forth about it.