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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Nope.. but my son is scheduled for Wednesday as he has CF he is a priority, and my daughter is listed as well..she works in the National Virus Reference labs. As I continue to say, while I would prefer this all to be over, I am prepared to maintain this cocooning ,provided more relevant people...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The vaccine rate in the EU is is higher than the most places on earth . .. Israel and the USA are the world leaders in full vaccination. And on average more people in the EU are fully vaccinated than in the UK.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Ultimately send it across the globe?... The UK has not done that at all. It has Promised to eventually do so.. While the Jenner Lab promised that the same is not true of AZ
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Then we are in total agreement ... Is this a first?.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    "If that family is remotely racist how come he even met, spoke with let alone eventually married Markel"... Agreed. To the Windsors of this world, it is simple .. you are U or not U , and the family is U. They and their ilk have been U since 1066, , and they suborned a few of the Saxons of...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The British fascination with your Monarchy is absurd, ...but hey we all have hangups , and if that is your bag.. enjoy it. Elizabeth is a fine woman, can handle herself with aplomb.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Hence my term .. clannish or clanist.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The way I see that is the Racist trope plays very well in the USA. Whatever their other faults, the British Royal Family have no need to be racist. It is only upwardly mobile wannabes who try and put down others as they climb the greasy pole. The British Royal Family are undoubtedly well and...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I I am happy for you.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Us onky people are everywhere... You might not see us, but we are watching you.
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    Tow bar bike carrier advice

    Thule do a cheaper range..and I paid about 150 in Halfords for a 3 bike towbar unit. We have put two ebikes on it. . .Both unisex or womens bikes .the wheels slide into a gutter and are tied there , and a upright pillar holds the saddle post. I found that a few bungees were the best way of...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The following taken from todays Irish Times , puts a slightly different complexion on vaccine traffic... The European Union exported more than 8 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to the United Kingdom during the month of February, according to export declaration figures that reveal the bloc has...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    If you replace .." think " with " hope ".. in the first sentence we have a measure of agreement. You might be convinced, but I remain more skeptical, and I am not the onky one..and not only on this forum.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Had The UK properly vaccinated 12.4 M , I would be applauding them , had they continued to defer to the 12 weeks for whatever fraction of the UK population which has the AZ, I would be saying fair play. but I am extremely apprehensive about the holding off of the Pfizer . As it is Ireland...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I apologize..,It was not your claim but your alter ego Jhc who said ."..The AZ being the second best vaccine nonsense is a myth perpetuated by the EU because they view that vaccine as being a British product. It’s as simple and as stupid that.". And it was to him,her ir it, I was initially...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Pfizer has had difficulties and delayed shipments..but they have been upfront about them. Moderna is supplying the vast majority of their product to the USA... only 1% of our people got the Moderna to date. AZ has been both tardy and evasive. J&J have been upfront and said that they are only...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Or perhaps seeking to import AZ vaccine from India.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Except .. even with our problems of supply, we have vaccinated a greater percentage of our population than the UK. Just quit the sham bit about efficacy of the Pfizer beyond 3 weeks. The Pfizer protocol specific gives a duration. The AZ may be OK at 12weeks.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Typical. Changing the subject.. this was not the point of the discussion. The EUs EMA said there was insufficient evidence to recommend it to particular cohorts This was the FACT, not waving Union Jacks or Star spangled banners. It was not an anti UK knee jerk response .. we want the bloody...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Could you eventually cop yourself on?. ..Too much to hope for ,I expect. The AZ vaccine was the second vaccine authorised in the UK and then in EU. In both cases, it was supplied with inadequate data regarding its efficacy on older cohorts . The UK took the view, any port in a storm, and the EU...