Yet itās the one that is being trumped out surronding the need to be cautious over the virus.
The point Iām making is pretty simple.
Domestic society and the economy
TRUMPS
Foreign Travel
You need the first before you consider the second.
Shutting down pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, sports, shcools in March last year and allowing planes to fly in until Mid April didnāt really help us did it?
Have you had a bang to the head. I think north and south should be operating with the same criteria and need to find a common agreement on foreign travel.
So that analogy you have made is ridiculous and bears no correlation to any comment Iāve made.
Iām in the OIUTF domestic society but lock down our sea borders until such time as the first is up and running again camp.
OIUTFDSBLDOSBUSTATFIUARA Camp
Every variant of concern is the same basic virus. The mRNA vaccine isnāt based on any particular variant but reproduces the spike protein that the body creates and reacts to for the virus. In theory any similar cornavirus wil be affected by the vaccines. Could be the end of the common cold too. Thatās beauty of this vaccine technology. Also why the variant argument is not following the science as the medical leaders keep spouting. Among other bare faced lies.
Open the domestic economy and international travel. Both are interdependent on each other. We cant be a closed economy, we have learned our lesson in the 40s and 50s.
The emergence of flu deniers during the last year is a very worrying development.
Saying all my OIUTF feelings, did a bit of shopping on Saturday and remembered that I hate the public. Great seeing shops packed but I rather have the place to myself. First world problems
We need to prioritse the domestic economy and society first of all.
After that then foreign travel can be considered.
We donāt currently have that many people vaccinated.
In time the following may not apply, but it currently still applies.
Why prioritize is my point the risks are the same.
But they donāt have alignment.
The reality is that the legal ban on travel has been removed by the U.Kā¦ Flights to places like Portugal have begun.
When MHQ was instituted for travellers from high travel areas, it was reported that Belfast taxi drivers saw a boom in business.
In this scenario- a make believe one- NI will align with the south. Itās odd that you would make your sole wish for alignment to be related to travel.
Why because itās the domestic economy and soceity. It impacts our everyday life, thatās why it takes precedent over a week in the sun.
Iād give up a foreign holiday for the next couple of years if it meant we could back to some form of normality on this island.
@Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy @Copper_pipe whatās our current estimate on percentage of 1st dose admistered? CP posted a link to an article earlier where Chump expects the 2.5 millionth dose to be admistered today. We are well done.
Thatās your choice, but thatās not how Northern Ireland are operating.
Your only choice is therefore a hard border.
I know that.
They should though. The same way as they should not be stifling the domestic economy and society while allowing foreign travel to be relaunched. Itās a nonsensical approach.
No.
The only choice would be to focus on domestic society and the economy as precedent.
About 45% first dose Iād say.
We need to bring people into ireland. Tourism is a massive part of the economy. We cannot support it domestically. On top of that no point in bringing people in and having nothing open. Easiest solution is to open upnand invite tourists in
Except thatās not happening, as you can fly from Belfast to Portugal right now.
So given that, what are your proposing? Would you man the border posts yourself to save the domestic economy?