After 18mths of speculation by the media and politicians about the origin and possible impact of Coronaviruses , it seems to me now as it did 18 months ago that the panic unjustified and attempts to control it unreasonable .
The media get in a panic about many things very often and I as a risk assessor have my hands full trying to keep my balance about the few things i can claim some knowledge of ( Fire ) .
In a strange paradox governments have never seemed to the public more important and that certainly appeals to "the leper colony "
Ebola panic got out of hand not that long ago when its etiology was known and its control within reasonable general practice , What's going on ? Today is 3rd August 2021
Maybe the panic is about many of the baby boomers who are going to die soon? Me included A bit of projection and failure to face judgement time .
Some 50 years ago in micro we were taught that coronaviruses were notoriously prone to change. By the time you were 60 you had antibodies to 6 different variants . Higher comorbidities in 2020's are to be expected because so many more people are immunocompromised?
If what they say about Herd immunity in UK is widely accepted , it may mean a big rethink in Australia? I am saying if we still don't know the structural changes , the whole value of vaccines can be questioned - the same issue the medical profession had with them 50 years ago . Again I am no expert .
