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To wonder if lack of covid boosters this Autumn is government cost cutting

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Hulabalu · 13/10/2025 21:39

And if it is cost cutting , isn’t it a short sighted one? The more people get sick the more the cost to /,strain on NHS?

And wouldn’t it be sensible to “run a please be considerate and wear a mask if you have symptoms?” campaign . Not just for Covid but a cold / cough / sore throat ?

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NellieElephantine · 14/10/2025 06:26

And wouldn’t it be sensible to “run a please be considerate and wear a mask if you have symptoms?” campaign . Not just for Covid but a cold / cough / sore throat ?
Depends what you mean by 'wear a mask'?
Proper actual masks that are effective or the shoddy grim things people wore in the last mask mandate?
A request or legal obligation?
Can imagine would just be another round of 'I'm mask exempt but noone else should be to protect ME!!!'.

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Hulabalu · 14/10/2025 06:14

I’m considering paying for the booster. It’s about £100 though which is a bit expensive. I wonder why so much ? compared with flu jab etc ?

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TeaAndTattoos · 14/10/2025 06:12

Hulabalu · 14/10/2025 06:10

Oh I see. I didn’t know this .not sure what IRC stands for .

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IIRC means if I remember correctly.

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Hulabalu · 14/10/2025 06:10

RafaistheKingofClay · 13/10/2025 21:44

It’s the JCVI that are the issue, not the government. They just followed the recommendations, which I would expect most governments to do. It’s quite likely to come back and bite them on the arse.

This has been the JCVI’s direction of travel for a while and IIRC from the reasoning from when they make the decision they don’t take the economics into account or long covid.

Oh I see. I didn’t know this .not sure what IRC stands for .

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RafaistheKingofClay · 13/10/2025 21:44

It’s the JCVI that are the issue, not the government. They just followed the recommendations, which I would expect most governments to do. It’s quite likely to come back and bite them on the arse.

This has been the JCVI’s direction of travel for a while and IIRC from the reasoning from when they make the decision they don’t take the economics into account or long covid.