Five days ago, the vaccination roll out in the U.K. was going great guns. The number of doses stuck into arms each day was doubling. It looked like every adult would have a chance at a shot by June. Then four days ago, out of the blue, the NHS announced that there would be a … Continue reading The Invitation
It comes before dawn, you know. It’s an apt phrase that’s currently in popular use, but often without an explanation. I’ll offer my ray of hope. I think it is very reasonable to say that the next eight to ten weeks are going to be very difficult in the U.K. The new ‘British strain’ of … Continue reading The Darkest Hour
We Brits rejected the various methods trialled around the world to combat the novel coronavirus. We ultimately went for the Bumbling Boris model. A late, slow, half hearted lockdown with more loopholes in it than a Cayman Island banker could find in the British tax code. Lockdowns work if you keep it up till you’ve … Continue reading Covidian Christmas
I do not have Long Covid. Hurrah! I have never had Covid at all, of any variety, which is excellent news. But I certainly can relate to Long Covid. I have every sympathy for sufferers of the affliction. This is, after all, yet another post about the continuing ailments brought about by the mystery virus … Continue reading Long Covid
I had the Covid-19 swab test today. I have no symptoms, nor is there any reason to believe I have the virus. Nonetheless, I had to have the test - it wasn't an optional event. More a requirement. A necessity. But that's another story, one I may revisit at the end of the week. I … Continue reading The Covid Swab Test
The Second WaveI’m not sure I’ve spoken to anyone in the last month who doesn’t believe that there will be a second wave. It seems a certainty to me. But what do any of us really know? The coronavirus has given new meaning to the quote ‘the more I learn, the less I know’. I’m tempted … Continue reading
Questions and Answers.Since early March, we’ve all been asking questions that have no answers. Just a lot of theories, possibilities and maybes. I may sometimes sound like I’ve taken a firm position on a Covid related issue. I haven’t. Not really. To date, my mind has been inclined to think along these lines: We seem … Continue reading
The Mexile 