Sam Handwich
Striker

Coronavirus: Disease might never fully disappear even with a vaccine, says Sir Patrick Vallance
The government's chief scientific adviser points to how smallpox was the only disease to have ever been completely eradicated.
Surely everyone knew this from day one, like almost every virus vaccinated against throughout history.![]()
Coronavirus: Disease might never fully disappear even with a vaccine, says Sir Patrick Vallance
The government's chief scientific adviser points to how smallpox was the only disease to have ever been completely eradicated.news.sky.com
What’s your point?![]()
Coronavirus: Disease might never fully disappear even with a vaccine, says Sir Patrick Vallance
The government's chief scientific adviser points to how smallpox was the only disease to have ever been completely eradicated.news.sky.com
No.I've wondered if it would still remain in some countries and you'd be advised to have a vaccination if you want to visit, like yellow fever and typhoid.
No, I'm meant coronavirus might still remain in some areas and you'd need a travel vaccine if you want to go there.No.
Last case 1980.
It's gone![]()
You need to let WHO know, they haven’t caught up yetNo.
Last case 1980.
It's gone![]()
No mate. Most on here might as we are obviously well versed in debate, I'd like to think, but the average Joe in the street is expecting a vaccine that will sort all our problems in one fell swoop. Nice to hear our top guy tell it like it is.Surely everyone knew this from day one, like almost every virus vaccinated against throughout history.
No great shock is it?![]()
Coronavirus: Disease might never fully disappear even with a vaccine, says Sir Patrick Vallance
The government's chief scientific adviser points to how smallpox was the only disease to have ever been completely eradicated.news.sky.com
Not to the educated. However the uneducated are by far in the majorityNo great shock is it?
“Give up waiting on it”Well, when do we give up waiting on it? This cycle we're headed into of restrictions, lockdown etc. is only tolerable on the premise a vaccine is relatively imminent - or are we going to be perpetually 6-18 months away and living like this?
“Give up waiting on it”
A disease which literally didn’t even exist in human population less than 12 months ago.![]()
Speak for yourself I’ll be looking forward to getting my telegram from the palacewe'll look back at this period in history in 20 years time and not be able to work out why we locked down when the virus still exists and yet life is normal.
Longer.Well, when do we give up waiting on it? This cycle we're headed into of restrictions, lockdown etc. is only tolerable on the premise a vaccine is relatively imminent - or are we going to be perpetually 6-18 months away and living like this?