Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "What Happens to the EU Budget when Britain Leaves? The EU's Budget Explained - TLDR News" video.
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@theSPUDereHD I would hardly call that being shambolic, remember that we are talking about a vaccine that has only been tested for around half a year, these unusual takes years, even decades.
Considering the government we have in the UK and the pressure on the economy, I expected we would be one of the first to approve it but that means nothing really if it's not safe and let's be honest, we both know the EU puts the well-being of it's people more than the UK government does.
You say the UK is leading the way but other could say we are the real guinea pigs on this and let's be frank about this, with all the lies this government has said over the last few years, why would anyone in sound mind think the government has our interest at heart when their backs are against the wall because of the economy taking a beating? Basically what I'm trying to say is that it's very likely that many corners were cut to pass these vaccine because of the damage to the economy but as for how safe it is for us, well we'll find out over the next few years.
Another problem is, what about those people that refuse to take the vaccine no matter what? Remember that with Brexit, the government has stirred up a lot of mistrust in the system, we could be talking millions of people in the country that refuse to take it and the irony is with that, most could be Brexiteers because they are the ones that don't trust the system.
With that, the real interesting thing will be on the last mile, for now it's easy to get people vaccinated as there is enough people that will come forward, lets see what it's like on the last mile where we start getting to the people that don't trust the governments motives on this.
Or lets put it another way, I would have a lot more faith in taking that German/US vaccine over the UK one, which begs the question on if they'll let us know which one we are taking.
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@theSPUDereHD Facts and this government rarely add up, they've got a credibility issue when it comes to that as we saw on Brexit and the same is likely true on the pandemic, after all, look how slow the government is to shut down, they are always one step behind other European countries and only make the hard choices once they feel the pressure building on them from the people, that's poor leadership from our government that are following and not leading.
That the UK has vaccinated more people than the rest of the EU doesn't mean much when we have a government that is quite happy to bend the truth, there is a lot of people in the UK that don't trust the governments motives and won't take the vaccine no matter what the government says, that's the real problem, they've lied so much that it's hard to trust them on anything and considering how they were the first to approve the vaccine doesn't encourage confidence, remember that times are desperate for the government, they need to get the economy moving and are likely willing to cut corners in many areas, in other words, on the vaccine approval.
Now when the Germans approve them, it gains a lot more trust but even then, I suspect many in the UK will want to know which vaccine they are taking, in other words, many won't want to take the UK vaccine because it's not really been approved by many around the world, the German and US one has so that's more credible but even then, I still wouldn't take any unless I was on my last legs.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm happy there are many vaccines around and I hope they work but because of the pressure on the economy and the short time to approve them, how safe they really are is unknown to us, at least over the longer term as vaccine usually takes years, even decades before being approved and for good reason.
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@theSPUDereHD Questioning governments is always healthy for a democracy but taking part is always a good thing, not enough do.
As for the style of lock down, the UK is being seen as a disaster zone to many outside the UK, we are right up there with some of the worse infection and death rates around the world and it seems to be going out of control the last 2 weeks, the UK style of lock down is too soft, if you call it a lock down at all because where I live, it almost seems like normal times where there isn't a lock down, that wasn't the case of the first wave, so either the government is too soft or people are ignoring the rules, hence the poor results in the UK.
Regulators can be twisted by governments, the UK vaccine for instant seems to only be approved by the UK and other developing countries, I don't think any rich modern country apart from the UK has approved it, even Australia is questioning it and lets be honest, with all the lies our government in the UK have told over the last few years from Brexit to the pandemic, you really think they can't tell lies on the vaccine? it's one thing to approve one, it's another on if it's safe to take and that is where the real problem is, there is enough people that won't take it no matter what.
The irony is that all this rampant paranoia that Brexit and Trump has created in these two nations could backfire when it comes to taking the vaccine because people don't know what to trust any more, in other words, it's one thing having the vaccine approved, it's another getting the people to take them, especially on the last mile as the first stage is always easy.
Would I take the vaccine with all the lies the government have told, no I wouldn't, I would rather wait and hope I don't need to take it and if I do get the virus, see if my body can deal with it and if it can't, even then I would prefer to take the German/American vaccine over the UK one as I have a lot more trust in them than our own government.
As for the EU, the approval of vaccines was always going to be slower, but then they do care about the well-being of it's people a lot more than Trump does of the American people or the Tories do of the British people, this isn't a race on who gets there first, this is about which ones work and which are safe, something we really don't know yet because these vaccines got approved in like 6 months where usually they take years even decades, now if there is any side effects or deaths because of the vaccines, the lawsuits are going to be massive.
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