... of spreading the virus!Lootman wrote:Very good odds then.Mike4 wrote: Only takes say, 0.1%
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... of spreading the virus!Lootman wrote:Very good odds then.Mike4 wrote: Only takes say, 0.1%
If you think 1 in 1,000 is high odds then we should play poker together.vrdiver wrote:... of spreading the virus!Lootman wrote: Very good odds then.
You misunderstand. it's not your odds I care about, but those of the virus as it piggybacks on all you travellers.Lootman wrote:If you think 1 in 1,000 is high odds then we should play poker together.vrdiver wrote: ... of spreading the virus!
Right now you need a very recent negative test result to fly into the UK.vrdiver wrote:You misunderstand. it's not your odds I care about, but those of the virus as it piggybacks on all you travellers.Lootman wrote: If you think 1 in 1,000 is high odds then we should play poker together.
Care to play poker that way round?
BBC tonight is reporting tonight a thriving trade in faked negative test result certificates.Lootman wrote:Right now you need a very recent negative test result to fly into the UK.vrdiver wrote: You misunderstand. it's not your odds I care about, but those of the virus as it piggybacks on all you travellers.
Care to play poker that way round?
So if you had a choice of mixing with 1,000 recent air arrivals and 1,000 random people in your neighbourhood, you should choose the former.
But that's not the choice. The choice is to NOT let 1,000 random arrivals disperse into the general population, or to let them.Lootman wrote: So if you had a choice of mixing with 1,000 recent air arrivals and 1,000 random people in your neighbourhood, you should choose the former.
I saw that. The requirement for a negative test result is very recent and was enacted near simultaneously by a number of countries including the UK and the US. This has led to a massive increase in demand without a corresponding increase in supply. Moreover the standard "free" NHS test doesn't count and people are being asked to pay 100 or 150 quid for the "right kind" of test.Mike4 wrote:BBC tonight is reporting tonight a thriving trade in faked negative test result certificates.Lootman wrote: Right now you need a very recent negative test result to fly into the UK.
So if you had a choice of mixing with 1,000 recent air arrivals and 1,000 random people in your neighbourhood, you should choose the former.
Now why would there even be a market for such a thing, other than to incoming infected travellers?
The forgers will be rubbing their hands.Lootman wrote:...... a valid vaccination certificate should in time become sufficient for travel, and other things.
I don't think Test & Trace is going to get a lot of up-take in that particular business!88V8 wrote: ... other things... do you think tarts will be requiring that their customers produce a certificate?![]()
Crikey. I knew WA were behind in the vaccine roll out but not hitting 90% fully vaxed till Feb is a bit of a surprise.Newroad wrote:Afternoon All.
It's been a while on this one - I hope planning a re-opening counts as a material change.
Australia's Eastern States either have re-opened or are in the process of doing so.
Here is the latest from the West: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-06/ ... /100598486
Regards, Newroad