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View Stirlingsays's Profile Stirlingsays Flag 18 Mar 20 8.07pm Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Drugs normally take around 10 years to get from testing, development to final production to the public.
Talk of vaccines in weeks are very premature, although development is significantly quicker.

A lot of people still remember the Thalidomide scandal, and some victims are still paying the price.
Else the anti-malarial drug DDT, which is all around the globe.


Edited by Forest Hillbilly (18 Mar 2020 7.21pm)

This drug is already in use against malaria and it can't be patented.

As for Thalidomide....Today's standards are a direct consequence from those times. It shouldn't be able to happen again if standards are followed.

 


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View Stirlingsays's Profile Stirlingsays Flag 18 Mar 20 8.09pm Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by davenotamonkey

An ingredient of Tonic....

...are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Possibly.

But I'm on my second beer...

Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Mar 2020 8.10pm)

 


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View johnno42000's Profile johnno42000 Flag 18 Mar 20 9.21pm Send a Private Message to johnno42000 Add johnno42000 as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

If you close the schools then many parents will need to pack up work in order to stay at home and look after them and those parents will include half of the nursing force as well as all of the other essential services.

The alternative is to let the grandparents look after the kids and we know where that will lead

There is a simple solution to that. Just keep those children in school. The vast majority will be at home so you limit the exposure risk.

 


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View ex hibitionist's Profile ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 18 Mar 20 9.22pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

I just hope Talking Pictures don't start showing all those apocalyptic b&w early 60s films starring Edward Judd

 

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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards View Wisbech Eagle's Profile Wisbech Eagle Online Flag Truro Cornwall 18 Mar 20 9.56pm Send a Private Message to Wisbech Eagle Add Wisbech Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

One day you may admit that you do not know everything about everything until then I suppose you will continue to spout s***.
Are you really saying that BF could get away with doing something illegal even in the present circumstances? FFS HR lawyers would be rubbing their hands together.

No. Emergency legislation would take care of anything needed. As it is elsewhere.

"where would the people be taken, see my answer above" What answer?

The remark about people using their initiative and finding solutions and not problems. There is a way. It just needs to be found.

Where have I said they are not following guidance? I stated there was a risk to them.
Where did I say thet were at more risk than other front line workers? Your slant not mine.

You didn't but your approach comes over to me as that of the "won't do that" Union leader rather than the "can do" attitude that is needed at this time.

Enough of this. I can't be bothered arguing with someone who either lives in a bubble or is just a troll. I suspect (although I am sure you will deny it) that you have had problems with the HO/Immigration regarding family memnbers and you have no time what so ever for them.

The absolute reverse actually. One of the most heart warming experiences of my life was provided at Heathrow Immigration by a Border Control officer. It was my wife's initial entry after getting her spousal visa. Getting the visa was a huge battle with the Home Office, who initially refused, only for the decision to be overturned on appeal by an immigration Judge. It took over a year. So she was very nervous when presenting herself at immigration control, with me beside her, even though I could have entered via the bio booth. The officer, with a broad Scottish accent, after examining her passport, smiled broadly at her and said "Welcome to Britain. I hope you will be very happy here". She burst into tears and has never forgotten him. I could have kissed him! On a subsequent entry, when we had been abroad for one day short of the permitted 6 months, she was asked to go to an interview room whilst her visa was checked. She was treated with complete respect. So I have a high regard for the officers!

 

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View cpfc_chap's Profile cpfc_chap Flag koh samui 18 Mar 20 10.26pm Send a Private Message to cpfc_chap Add cpfc_chap as a friend

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

That's interesting....is it wet this time of year there?

With lower standard of living countries there will be a lot of inter generational abodes.

If the weather doesn't make a difference it makes things pretty bad......I guess we might as well lock the oldies away and just get on with it.

Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Mar 2020 6.28pm)

It's actually coming into the hottest months. With Chinese being the biggest travellers to thailand I'm very surprised at the few cases they have and only 1 death. Seems very strange!

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 18 Mar 20 10.43pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

I am glad to hear you were treated well. I am a bit confused as normally a spousal visa is valid for 2 years but you state that you renters 1 day short of the 6 months. I was not aware of any such limit.
By the way you are still talking nonsense as you obviously have no idea how the public sector operate.

 

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Flag Horsham 18 Mar 20 10.45pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Interesting you think I sound like a Union leader!! Why saying they face a risk sounds like a won’t do attitude. Strange!

 

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View mezzer's Profile mezzer Flag Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 18 Mar 20 10.58pm Send a Private Message to mezzer Add mezzer as a friend

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

I'm hearing a buzz around the malaria drug chloroquine as being effective.

I have no idea as to whether that's true or not.

Edited by Stirlingsays (18 Mar 2020 6.57pm)

That'll be a mosquito

 


Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 18 Mar 20 11.41pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by mezzer

That'll be a mosquito

Probably a Mojito in Sterling’s at the moment.

 


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Yellow Card - User has been warned of conduct on the messageboards View Wisbech Eagle's Profile Wisbech Eagle Online Flag Truro Cornwall 19 Mar 20 12.17am Send a Private Message to Wisbech Eagle Add Wisbech Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

I am glad to hear you were treated well. I am a bit confused as normally a spousal visa is valid for 2 years but you state that you renters 1 day short of the 6 months. I was not aware of any such limit.
By the way you are still talking nonsense as you obviously have no idea how the public sector operate.

The visa is for an initial 30 months after which further leave to remain is granted, so long as you have behaved yourself, sat another English test (our nearest being in Cardiff) and shelled out lots of dosh, including the NHS surcharge (which is ironic as she works for the NHS). FLR is now known as "pre-settled" status. After another 30 months indefinite leave to remain is granted (settled status). Another English test, a "life in the UK" test (which many Brits would fail) and a shed load of dosh.

The 6 month thing is because she is not allowed to be away from the UK for more that 6 months concurrently without transgressing her visa conditions. If she did a whole new application would be required and that can only be applied for abroad. The Home Office changed the rules whilst we were out of the country. It used to be that it was 6 months in any year, so by straddling 2 years you could be away for almost 12 months and not risk your visa. Now it's 6 in any 12 months, which makes more sense. She was fine but they needed to check.

I don't think any of us really know how any sector, public or not, will operate during this crisis. I have been very impressed so far with the attitude shown by the NHS and their flexibility and level headedness. I am even having to start to revise, on one level at least, my opinion of Johnson. He seems to have escaped from the shadow of Cummings for the moment and is appearing more human as a consequence.

 

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 19 Mar 20 6.21am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle

I am even having to start to revise, on one level at least, my opinion of Johnson. He seems to have escaped from the shadow of Cummings for the moment and is appearing more human as a consequence.

I was very pro Boris then once advisers started getting fired plus the Sajid Javid affair I started to have my doubts but he seems to have quickly grown into a very capable leader

 

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