2022-01-04 22:22:07
And speaking of the dominant narrative, it looks like that is starting to crack in multiple places. Soon it will be time to bring in the clowns.
Fourth Covid jab: We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months, says JCVI chief
Further inoculations should not be offered until there is more evidence, says Sir Andrew Pollard, with priority given to the most vulnerable.
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, the head of Britain’s lead vaccine oversight and policy body, is now on record basically endorsing the much maligned Great Barrington Declaration “Focused Protection” approach, which happens to also have been the basis for the two Washington Times op-eds penned by Peter Navarro and myself back in early August 2021, which was attacked by Facebook’s opinion reinforcers masquerading as “factcheckers”. Pollard serves as the Chairman of the UK-based Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), and has taken the previously radical position that fourth jabs should not be offered until there is more evidence, as he warned that giving a new dose to people every six months was “not sustainable”. Stop the presses. Homer Simpson’s famous “D-oh” comes to mind. He goes even further off of the approved script by stating that there is no point in trying to stop all infections, and that “at some point, society has to open up”. I guess this is what constitutes scientific progress in the age of COVID. If only he had this great epiphany back last August, or when the Great Barrington Declaration was first published, perhaps we would not be where we are today.
Speaking to mark the first anniversary of the AstraZeneca jab rollout last January, Sir Andrew said: “The worst is absolutely behind us. We just need to get through the winter.”
He wants lockdowns to be consigned to history, adding: “At some point, society has to open up. When we do open, there will be a period with a bump in infections, which is why winter is probably not the best time.
“But that’s a decision for the policy makers, not the scientists. Our approach has to switch, to rely on the vaccines and the boosters. The greatest risk is still the unvaccinated.”
Sir Andrew cautioned against blindly following Israel and Germany, which have given the green light to a second set of boosters to all over-60s.
“The future must be focusing on the vulnerable and making boosters or treatments available to them to protect them,” he said.
“We know that people have strong antibodies for a few months after their third vaccination, but more data are needed to assess whether, when and how often those who are vulnerable will need additional doses.”
Vaccines can rapidly be adapted to fight new variants, but he said: “We can’t vaccinate the planet every four to six months. It’s not sustainable or affordable. In the future, we need to target the vulnerable.”
All I can say in conclusion is “heaven save us from academic bureaucrats”. We must do better in the future.
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