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I don't live in the UK and had no trouble understanding that. The UK and US were both terrible at it in the beginning (Q1 and Q2 of 2020). Afterwards, those co
by jonathanstrange 5y ago
I don't live in the UK and had no trouble understanding that. The UK and US were both terrible at it in the beginning (Q1 and Q2 of 2020).
Afterwards, those countries did pretty much the same as everyone else and they ramped up vaccinations much faster than other countries, so the later response masks the total incompetence of the initial response.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoNo, the UK was still terrible at it in Q4 2020. it was a grim winter, and actually largely avoidable. Lockdown happened anyway, but late in the day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55379220 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55379220 https://www.itv.com/news/2020-12-20/covid-19-millions-in-england-and-wales-wake-up-under-new-lockdown-as-uks-christmas-plans-cancelled https://www.itv.com/news/2020-12-20/covid-19-millions-in-eng... https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-uk-records-highest-ever-daily-coronavirus-deaths-at-1-325-fatalities-12182575 https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-uk-records-highest-ever-...