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Man Calls for Introduction of Arm Bands That Show Wearer Has Weakened Immune System and Would Like to Keep Distance

by Michael Curzon
19 July 2021 12:24 PM

It was revealed last week that the BBC is offering white lanyards to staff who are returning to the office but would like to continue ‘social distancing’. The Corporation has since exceeded itself by publishing an article highlighting “calls” for the introduction of wearable symbols showing that the wearer has a weakened immune system and would like to keep a distance.

There’s just one call mentioned in the article, actually, from a man who would like the system to become an “accepted way of people identifying themselves”.

Neil Collingwood, 64, from Leek, Staffordshire, said the ending of England’s lockdown rules on July 19th was not good news for people less able to fight off Covid. 

Even people with two vaccine jabs were not completely without risk, he said. 

He has made a prototype armband.

It “is bright orange and uses the universal symbol for first aid”, Mr Collingwood explained. 

He has it in mind for adults with weakened immune systems, or who are immuno-suppressed, and less able to battle infections naturally. …

“There are about half a million people in the U.K. whose immune systems are not effective,” he said. 

Recent studies suggest they do not receive as much protection from Covid vaccines as other people.

Mr Collingwood, who has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, a form of blood cancer, as well as type one diabetes, leaves the house only to exercise and occasionally take photographs as part of his work as a historian and author. …

“I’ve already had people who have refused to get out of my way,” he said, “with one person shouting ‘grow up it’s not going to kill you.'”

“Some of the people in my situation may be 10 or 12 years old, they will never – as things stand – be able to have normal lives,” said Mr Collingwood. 

“I probably don’t have all that long left, but I’m damned if I want to sacrifice what time I have got left because of stupidity, and the fact we are not being considered as a very important vulnerable group.”

Worth reading in full.

Tags: BBCFearImmune systemsSocial distancing

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FerdIII
FerdIII
1 year ago

Beggars bloody belief. ‘Virology’ about as much of a science as reading chicken entrails.

-Scariant from what?
-How is it identified?
-What test are these morons using to identify the scariant?
-Why is this test accurate?
-How does it flitter from host to host?
-Provide proof that it is transmitted by air (replicable proof)
-Prove that watching a fracking movie in a theatre transmits anything
-Where is it isolated?
-How is it different than a cold or flu?
-Why would quackcines taken 2 years ago be ‘effective’?
-What proof do these idiots have for any of their claims about cases or illness?

Honestly, just f-off with the horseshit fake $cience and fake medicine.

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johnboy12
johnboy12
1 year ago

Is anyone still listening to this nonsense?

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Judy Watson
Judy Watson
1 year ago
Reply to  johnboy12

Yup – the sheeple will lap it up and continue to be scared.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago

Those of us who have a functional brain and immune system couldn’t give a rat’s arse what you want to call any lurgy that’s circulating at any given time. Only a total saddo would pay further heed to this nonsense.😴

Then there’s those who are totally dysfunctional upstairs;

https://twitter.com/k67046015/status/1687402577208455168/photo/1

Last edited 1 year ago by Mogwai
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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Addendum. The difference between me and Simon Goddeck is that I have literally zero sympathy for these cultish wassocks!

https://twitter.com/goddeketal/status/1687102308256268288

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JohnK
JohnK
1 year ago

Who gives a s**t. The chancellor might be interested if it diverts resources, perhaps. There was a story today about spending more on private healthcare to reduce NHS waiting times. That said, notwithstanding the other scaremonger output about the weather, here we have had a cloudy, wet July (thus a reduced amount of UV-B), which might have had an effect on our ability to manufacture our own vitamin D, thus higher than average risk of not being able to deal with various bugs.

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Paul B
Paul B
1 year ago

I’m more concerned that that many people went to watch Barbie.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
1 year ago
Reply to  Paul B

As you were the first to mention the ‘B’ word you win the prize.

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1686842134694121472

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NeilParkin
NeilParkin
1 year ago

Experts have speculated that the ‘Barbenheimer effect’ – referring to the release of Barbie and Oppenheimer – might have contributed to the rise in infections, as well as the recent bad weather and waning immunity.

I’d rather that the ‘Experts’ get back to their day jobs.. Driving taxi’s and cutting hair…

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
1 year ago
Reply to  NeilParkin

I wouldn’t let any of that scum anywhere near my barnet, and I’d rather walk then be driven by one of them in a taxi. They’d probably kill you anyway.

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DHJ
DHJ
1 year ago

Go-to scientist Simon Clarke being deployed. Back during the era of Classic COVID, he was a Conservative Councillor but that didn’t seem important enough to mention alongside his contributions.

Last edited 1 year ago by DHJ
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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
1 year ago

“Globally, Eris – known in Greek mythology as the goddess of strife and discord”

Aye, aye. Trouble on the way methinks. The DD’s do enjoy these little word games.

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LaptopMaestro
LaptopMaestro
1 year ago

So what?

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Jabba the Hut
Jabba the Hut
1 year ago

Pfizer releases new scarient to boost weaning ‘vaccine sales’.

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Monro
Monro
1 year ago

Errr…..what, exactly, is the problem?

‘It is therefore arguable that in the case of infections like coronavirus or rhinovirus colds, which are normally quickly self-limited, the best approach would be to relieve the patient’s discomfort and disability and leave their immune system to take care of the virus.’

‘The view from the common cold unit’ D.A.J. Tyrrell’ June 1992

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
1 year ago
Reply to  Monro

Indeed, and the view from the common sense unit since time immemorial.

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Sforzesca
Sforzesca
1 year ago

If only we had proper herd immunity via recovery from whatever “it” was- 99.9% – none of this could happen.
Instead we’ve got about 80% of the UK population whose immune systems have in varying degrees, been trashed by the jab and they’re the ones keeping the farrago alive.
GVB and others were correct.
Meanwhile the sheep wait with baited breath for the next really really scariant and “The Science” carries on collecting fame and fortune.

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RW
RW
1 year ago

COVID exerts suck sperm whales through perspex screens.

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wryobserver
wryobserver
1 year ago

No worse than the last variant. So what’s the panic about? Simple answer to the question: if testing was stopped there would be no panic.

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The Real Engineer
The Real Engineer
1 year ago
Reply to  wryobserver

If a proper test was used there would be no virus!

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Prickly Thistle
Prickly Thistle
1 year ago

Pardon me for being a bit thick, but what has Barbie and Oppenheimer got to do with it? Crowded cinemas?

For the record, I went to see the latter last Sunday and the cinema was largely empty.

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The Real Engineer
The Real Engineer
1 year ago

Is that the same PCR test that was used last time with 40 cycles? Idiots!

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Epi
Epi
1 year ago

Yawn.

This is so f…ing boring I haven’t even bothered to read the article. When is this nonsense going to stop? Another big fat nothing burger to go with all the other big fat nothing burgers.

Honestly.

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DevonBlueBoy
DevonBlueBoy
1 year ago

Do you think that the UKHSA have read ‘Peter and the Wolf’?

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