Close the schools!

So to clarify, Johnson’s going to toughen the rules, but before he does that he’s going to ask children, teachers and support staff from different households to gather in thousands of schools across the country to spread the virus

Jonathan Lis

Local schools in my area announcing closures left right and centre. Ignoring Johnson completely.

As a recovering cancer sufferer Monbiot is super careful but.....

George Monbiot
@GeorgeMonbiot
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Jan 2
As someone recovering from covid, picked up by my daughter from primary school in the last week of the last term, I know that schools aren't safe. Her contact with the infected person was brief and quite distant. But this new variant is super-infectious.

Starmer has called for a national lockdown, I think he is right to do so.

Yes, yes, yes!!!
It's almost like a game of chicken; who will crumble first?

Vaccinate school,staff !!!

All primary schools in London shut blondnana, and I believe some other local authorities have announced closures but in the rest of the country primary schools return tomorrow.

I thought yesterday it was decided after all for primary schools not to go back tomorrow after all
Boris has said this morning they should
Does anyone ever agree,or know what is really going to happen
What a shambles,I have no young children but if I had I think I would be tearing my hair out at this mess
If I had young children,they wouldn't be going back tomorrow
Boris says it might come to closing schools later on,
Just do it NOW,instead of messing aboutand messing people about

varian

Daisy Cooper makes the case for prioritising unpaid carers.

twitter.com/libdemdaisy/status/1344354299879583746?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

They're in Group 6, the same group as people at higher risk:

"Other groups at higher risk, including those who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill, should also be offered vaccination alongside these groups."

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948338/jcvi-advice-on-priority-groups-for-covid-19-vaccination-30-dec-2020.pdf

The guidance was updated yesterday.

Daisy Cooper makes the case for prioritising unpaid carers.

twitter.com/libdemdaisy/status/1344354299879583746?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

I’ve posted on Williamson’s (and Peston) Facebook pages telling them both how disgusting they are. That’ll show’em!

MayBee70

Did anyone see how rude Gavin Williamson was in parliament to Daisy Cooper when she asked about the possibility of vaccinating teachers. He accused her of not reading up on what he’d actually said. Then another (male) MP asked a similar question and he responded in a totally different way. The Speaker should, imo, have reprimanded him.

No, I didn't, but it doesn't surprise me. My opinion of him is that he's an over promoted, arrogant, clueless (rude word). I saw the results of a survey, in which he was the most unpopular cabinet minister - and there's some competition.

Biscuitmuncher

If the hospitals are at breaking point why did they close the Nightingales? Why didn't they take up the offer of retired nurses and doctors? As long as I've known every single bad flu year the hospitals have struggled

No staff for Nightingales.

Who knows why they didn't take up the offer of retired nurses and doctors. Chris Witty is working in hospital at the weekend. Things are dire.

As another nurse friend of mine said, 'It is like a war zone.' She works in a covid ward.

Did anyone see how rude Gavin Williamson was in parliament to Daisy Cooper when she asked about the possibility of vaccinating teachers. He accused her of not reading up on what he’d actually said. Then another (male) MP asked a similar question and he responded in a totally different way. The Speaker should, imo, have reprimanded him.

That's a scary image GagaJo. All those 17 or so ambulances stacked up aren't able to go out on further calls.

If the hospitals are at breaking point why did they close the Nightingales? Why didn't they take up the offer of retired nurses and doctors? As long as I've known every single bad flu year the hospitals have struggled

I am very cynical about how much people actually care about those who work in the NHS, I think they say they do but actually putting themselves out to show that, not so much. Clapping on the doorsteps is no effort whatsoever so it's easy. Sorry if that's a bit bleak.

Biscuitmuncher, the hospitals are at breaking point. If things get any worse, we will have images like those from China last year, with patients on drips alongside bodies in hallways.

As a very wise friend of mine said today, 'Don't listen to politicians. Listen to nurses. Stay at home.'

Image is of Royal London Hospital yesterday.

Biscuitmuncher

What is the obsession with lockdown? ? Do people want to be as miserable as humanly possible. We had a lockdown all through November, Wales has been locked down forever and infections are still so high! Some other idea needs to be used

That's because people kept breaking the rules. From what I've seen/read, there hasn't been a properly enforced lockdown.

What a strange idea to think people want to be as miserable as humanly possible! They should get a grip. people have been in solitary confinement in far worse conditions and survived.

What is the obsession with lockdown? ? Do people want to be as miserable as humanly possible. We had a lockdown all through November, Wales has been locked down forever and infections are still so high! Some other idea needs to be used

* Heads of primary schools have just now had notification which ones can't go back on January 4th.

Chardy

Sadly Retiredwell the govt hasn't got a clue about what state schools are like. And they certainly don't want to ask the people who actually have to work in confined spaces with little or no ventilation and 30 teenagers.

Spot on.

I can’t believe they are relying on a test that Birmingham uni has shown is completely unreliable (missed 97% of cases there!).

Sadly Retiredwell the govt hasn't got a clue about what state schools are like. And they certainly don't want to ask the people who actually have to work in confined spaces with little or no ventilation and 30 teenagers.

ExD our 5 yr old GC will wear a mask but we have three under three and their parents wouldn’t dream of making them wear a mask.

If a tiny is in their buggy the all over see through plastic rain cover is used.