The mistakes made in March 2020 were understandable.
Complete protection for nursing homes was also unlikely.
However what is unforgivable is that they didnāt really bother their holes to do much after wave 1. The behaviour of NPHET and how it did itās work was only beginning to be properly scrutinised by the Oireactas committee before being shutdown.
Who do we blame? The chair and head honchos of that dysfunctional emergency committee for one. The Government for failing to reform them. And the media for treating them as demi Gods.
The Oaklands cases baffles me in how someone wasnāt held to account.
Itās baffling. Over half our deaths were in nursing homes, I believe.
The saddest thing is that Tony and Co will retire once this thing ends and weāll get a watery review saying they ācould have done betterā as they sit at home counting their pensions.
I dislike nephet and their methods as much as the next man but itās easy say after the event. No one knew what we were facing initially. Shutting down inquiries says slot tho.
Same lads giving out about how little protection nursing homes got are the same lads who didnāt want any restrictions. The āprotect the vulnerableā fairy with her magic wand. Plenty died in nursing homes after Christmas too. Allowing visitors in March 20 was madness as was allowing flights in from known hot spots.
A lot was done wrong but we should all focus on here and now and let that for another day. Weāre trying to get the country open safely but weāve division coming from all quartersā¦Iām not saying people dont have valid points but iām willing to push some stuff down the road to get us back motoring - i think thatās the important thing here and in fairness to that cunt Leo, I think he sees whatās happening and sees through nphet but he got slapped down the last time he piped up against them so heās playing the clever game here.
Yeah Mike you 100% right any restrictions in march 2020 I agreed with at the time and they were not enough at the time. We need to go into a deep dive and ensure it doesnāt occur again in a similar situation.
The impression I get here is that there are lads who simultaneously believe that all over 70s should have been cocooned in a hermetically sealed bubble while at the same time the rest of society should have had no restrictions at all. Also, they were totally against any approach which differentiated by age, because thatās āapartheidā.
In short, they were the Itchy and Scratchy focus group which produced Poochie.
If theyāre massaging the numbers to paint a certain picture then they should be called out on it. Thereās no evidence to suggest that the vaccine isnāt working to prevent serious illness for the vast majority. Iām sure NPHET are using case numbers to keep a bit of order on things until they reach a certain level of vaccinations It is opening up, slowly, but it is happening. The usual suspects are still raging though, they were raging a year and a half ago. Weāre in a hell of a better position than then but their default position is still to bitch and moan.
Meanwhile the pharma companies are refusing to play ball and allow African countries to produce their own vaccines. So much for us all being in it together.
Hilarious considering he was like a tom cat roaming around London during the lockdown, screwing everything in sight and the LIDTF lads paying homage to him.
