13-01-2021, 21:09
(13-01-2021, 20:37)Dancingwilldoit Wrote: Wow Dev, you still have a dig at the EU even though our infection and death rates far exceed anything they have had - anywhere. We certainly need the vaccines more than they do given the good old "British" or should I say "English" Government pandemic handling.
Boris or Angela for leader? Mmmm let me see now.........
The UK doesn't far exceed the rest of the EU!! Belgium, Slovenia, Switzerland, Croatia, Netherlands, Sweden and Portugal all have a higher overall infection rate, and the UK is essentially at the same level as Spain, France and Austria. In terms of deaths Belgium, Slovenia, Bosnia, Italy and Liechtenstein are higher per million population and the UK is running at a similar level to Hungary, Croatia, France and Spain. Germany is the one anomaly during this whole pandemic but having an actual scientist as the head of Government and their renowned efficiency I am sure accounts for this.
These comparisons may well still change with this new strain the UK is seeing at the moment but so far the UK isn't alone in struggling with this. The fact that the UK has a vaccination rate currently 15 times higher than France and even 5 times higher than Germany will hopefully allow the UK to get a little further towards eradicating this quicker.