Despite being fully vaccinated our son, who lives with us, contracted Covid-19. Despite not being vaccinated neither my wife nor myself contracted the virus throughout our period of isolation. We all took the required lateral-flow tests, which returned a positive for him and two negatives for us. Also, as required here in England, we all … Continue reading A Covid-19 Anecdote
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A Covid-19 Anecdote
Yesterday, my wife, who is a nurse, told me that one of her colleagues had tested positive for Covid-19. They had worked the same shift together but my wife's test came back negative. Now, the interesting part is that her colleague is fully vaccinated, but my wife is not. She was the 41st person in … Continue reading A Covid-19 Anecdote
Us, Them, and Vaccine Passports
It seems that prejudice is latent in the human condition and any excuse will do to exercise it.
How much freedom are we going to surrender?
I saw this post on a friend's timeline on Facebook: I had previously decided not to respond through social media, but rather through this blog, however, I had had a drink and my devil got the better of me. This is what I wrote: I have just seen this and cannot believe that anyone would … Continue reading How much freedom are we going to surrender?
Me, Coronavirus, and the Vaccine
At this moment in time I have no plans to have any of the three currently available vaccines for COVID-19. My reasoning is as follows.
Peter C Whitaker 