Professor Sir John Bell (pictured), a member of the Vaccines Taskforce, has expressed his optimism that “the horrific scenes that we saw a year ago”, which he says involved the NHS being pushed to breaking point along with mass deaths from the virus, “is now history”. For this reason, Bell supports Boris Johnson’s decision not to tighten Covid restrictions in England before next year. MailOnline has more.
The message came as a leading vaccines expert backed Boris Johnson’s refusal to toughen England’s Covid restrictions to bring them into line with the other home nations, saying that mass deaths and hospitalisations from the deadly disease are “history”.
Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University and a member of the Vaccines Taskforce, said the public had been “pretty responsible” in its response to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Speaking to broadcasters about New Year celebrations this afternoon, Care Minister Gillian Keegan said: “We have always said ‘act cautiously’ since this new variant came among us.
“It is highly infectious and many people will know people who have caught this over the Christmas period.
“So do be cautious, take a Lateral Flow Test (LFT) before you go out. Go to well-ventilated areas; I have been to a couple of outdoor parties actually, people have moved things to outside.
“So just be cautious, but do try to enjoy yourself as well but cautiously.”
It came as new figures showed the number of people in hospital with Covid in England is less than half the same time last year – despite cases being three times higher…
Johnson, who is at his Chequers country retreat, left it to Health Secretary Sajid Javid to face the cameras to announce the decision, although he later tweeted advice to Brits to exercise caution at the new year.
“The Health Minister has taken advice and looked at the data. I think his judgment where we should go in the next few days is probably fine,” Bell told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
“There are a lot of people who are aware that we are in the face of this large wave of disease. The behaviour of people in the U.K., in England in particular, has been pretty responsible in terms of trying not to go out and spending a lot of time exposing yourself to the virus.”
He added: “The horrific scenes that we saw a year ago – intensive care units being full, lots of people dying prematurely – that is now history in my view and I think we should be reassured that that’s likely to continue.”
Boris’s decision last night not to follow the lead of the other home nations in bringing in harsher Covid restrictions ahead of the new year has also been welcomed by Tory MPs who have been at odds with the Prime Minister.
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Bit confusing calling it conversion therapy. Isn’t that when you try to convert people from something they are to something they are not? But aren’t a lot of these men trying to convert themselves to women?
Abu Humza is an islamist – he will support anything that helps to destabilise western countries.
If my kids were afflicted by this spiritual illness no law would stop me from rescuing them.
This is war.
“…a law that could see ordinary Christians criminalised for merely expressing their beliefs.”
What is Humza Yousaf’s religion? What are Ms Sturgeon’s political beliefs
It’s useless to read the article because its entirely devoid of details, it just contains some people’s interpretations and opinions of the unknown particulars.
NB: I’m perfectly happy to be convinced that these interpretations and opinions are correct, however, I’m not willing to accept that without being convinced of it.
I think this is something which has been known for a while now but perhaps is not common knowledge; the link between Gender Dysphoria and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
”A natural question is: could ASD and GD be linked? While the epidemiology of both conditions is not well developed, several papers have reviewed the available evidence and have found a link. Van Der Miesen et al, in a narrative review concluded that about 20% of GD patients indeed have ASD.
So the next time there is a news story on transgender rights, surgical advancement, hormone therapy, and psychological outcomes, keep in mind that autism is likely playing a role in the interpretation of what is portrayed to the public.”
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/autism-spectrum-disorder-and-gender
Gender dysphoria is a condition vulnerable people get talked into by political activists. And autistic kids are a prime example of such vulnerable people.
Garbage.
We hate autists (because they’re different) and really want to blame them for everything we also don’t like! is almost as common as We hate Germans [and …]! As someone who happens to be a member of both groups, I’m willing to tolerate this nonsense because I can’t change it. But that’s not a melody I’m going to go along with and you’re more than invited to keep all your bizarre sexual perversions to yourself.
So nobody’s sexual desires or behaviour should be suppressed? Gary Glitter will be pleased.
Yes, I know that’s not what the author meant… The point is that the law already makes certain acts illegal. Like assaulting people to ‘change’ them or to force sexual practices on them.
And if coercion is illegal then what the hell has been going on for the past few years?
The Scots who have been voting for the SNP when they fell out of love with New Labour were really just looking a for an anti Tory party instead of labour. They found one in the SNP, and overnight were all suddenly convinced they wanted “Independence”, even though they had never wanted it before. ——–But this gender stuff will be the knitting needle in the balloon for the SNP. ——-Scots can decide they don’t want Tories, and decide they don’t like Westminster, but this gender garbage is NOT what they will put up with for the sake of that.
Sexual desires change, even gay activists like Peter Tatchell (he has expressed the belief most will be bi in a few decades – judging by Gen Z he could be right!) and Camille Paglia readily admit it. Prof Lisa Diamond’s research demonstrates degrees of fluidity. Desire is not some fixed, genetic trait. There are many sexual desires, homosexuality is just one. It can change by changed perceptions. If someone wants to try to lessen homosexual desire through counselling, prayer therapy etc to preserve his marriage or stay healthy (from HIV, Hep B & C, STDs – all much commoner in gays) then why should he not have the right?