benchwarmer 625 Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Here we go again. POLIO IS BACK screams today's headlines. Read the small print and you'll find that "Typically tests on UK sewage pick up a number of unrelated samples of poliovirus each year". In other words, it's never been away . . . Edited June 23, 2022 by benchwarmer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,940 Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, benchwarmer said: Here we go again. POLIO IS BACK screams today's headlines. Read the small print and you'll find that "Typically tests on UK sewage pick up a number of unrelated samples of poliovirus each year". In other words, it's never been away . . . I guess we could end up with an authentic cover version of Spasticus Autisticus at some point soon then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted June 23, 2022 3 hours ago, benchwarmer said: Here we go again. POLIO IS BACK screams today's headlines. Read the small print and you'll find that "Typically tests on UK sewage pick up a number of unrelated samples of poliovirus each year". In other words, it's never been away . . . News outlet said someone had said it was probably from someone who had visited a country where polio was still active. Not too many countries with it anymore but war torn nations like Syria still have it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,555 Posted June 23, 2022 I might be getting mixed up with something else but hasn’t polio made a comeback recently in Africa? I seem to remember reading that the distrust about Covid vaccinations, coupled with the attitudes of some of the leaders of African nations about Covid, had a knock-on effect on other vaccinations, causing outbreaks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benchwarmer 625 Posted June 23, 2022 2 hours ago, keelansgrandad said: News outlet said someone had said it was probably from someone who had visited a country where polio was still active. Not too many countries with it anymore but war torn nations like Syria still have it. Other news outlets say it's probably from someone who has recently received the polio vaccine, travelled to the UK and is excreting weakened polio virus cells from the vaccine in their urine. You pays your money and you takes your choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KernowCanary 214 Posted June 23, 2022 This should be a summer of fun after two years of Covid “curbs”, but the selfish and greedy lot who only care about money keep striking. Now we’ve got more scaremongering and it’s more Scamdemics coming our way. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,756 Posted June 23, 2022 Is this the first benefit of brexit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KernowCanary 214 Posted June 23, 2022 Just now, Herman said: Is this the first benefit of brexit? Not that as an excuse for everything that’s sh*t yet again…… Change the channel. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,330 Posted June 23, 2022 5 hours ago, benchwarmer said: Other news outlets say it's probably from someone who has recently received the polio vaccine, travelled to the UK and is excreting weakened polio virus cells from the vaccine in their urine. You pays your money and you takes your choice. Other news sources said it came ashore in a dinghy carried by one of our new doctors. You never know who to believe these days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creative Midfielder 1,996 Posted June 23, 2022 38 minutes ago, KernowCanary said: Not that as an excuse for everything that’s sh*t yet again…… Change the channel. 😂😂 Surely you're not suggesting it should be called the 'French Channel' post-Brexit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creative Midfielder 1,996 Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Rock The Boat said: Other news sources said it came ashore in a dinghy carried by one of our new doctors. You never know who to believe these days Isn't that the beauty of the post-truth world pioneered by Trump and Johnson? You can believe whatever you want to believe and people frequently do - your good self being an early adopter of Trumpian alternative facts universe. Edited June 23, 2022 by Creative Midfielder 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted June 23, 2022 43 minutes ago, Rock The Boat said: Other news sources said it came ashore in a dinghy carried by one of our new doctors. You never know who to believe these days You're not top of the list. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benchwarmer 625 Posted June 24, 2022 23 hours ago, Rock The Boat said: Other news sources said it came ashore in a dinghy carried by one of our new doctors. You never know who to believe these days Can't be true. We have no new doctors. Went to the surgery yesterday for a blood test and it looked as though burglars had stripped the place. The waiting room was like an empty warehouse except for six chairs widely spaced around the walls, which were bare of all adornment, and there was one doctor (out of eight pre-covid) on duty. Told to wear a mask, I pointed out that they were no longer compulsory in health care settings. The NHS is stuck in Covidland and appears unwilling or unable to move on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites