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Old 26-10-2020, 03:34 AM #7076
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i am not taking any vaccine myself, do you take vaccines for regular flu NO, so why should we for some non-existent virus (which i am not in the risk group for)
Yes...millions have a flu jab every year.
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120! Robbing bastards! ! How is this not exploitation?

I would bet these are the same tests the government bought in spring that were deemed not reliable enough for the general public supposedly... more like they wanted to flog them. Boots have been sat on these until the 2nd wave when people are starting to panic again.
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It's testing for the wealthy only Kizzy. A family of 4 would be £500 out of pocket if they wanted a day out, which is just insane
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...£120 per test..?..it’s being said to be a ‘peace of mind’ test...when no symptoms are displayed, there is no reason to feel testing is required at that moment etc...there does feel some irony, I think... when essential and none essential are such the controversy atm...we can have a non essential..(..at that moment..)... test because it’ll secure a purchase of £120...
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It's a scam...I could underst and if they were being sent to labs and such, but what can you do in 12 min? It's going to be a shop assistant with 10 min training to dip a stery strip you spat on into a vial and shake it for a minute.

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...exploitation/monetary gain of fears and anxieties can always demand a high price tag, I guess...
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I assume this is the same one as they use in Italy? Its pure greed lets face it, however thinking about it a friend recently had to return to India as her Dad is ill and paid 200.00 for a mandatory covid test before she could get on the flight
, so a bit cheaper for anyone who needs to get abroad in a hurry
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I think it's the obvious greed and exploitation at the time of a global pandemic that sticks in the throat. There are plenty companies making obscene profits, and this is just another example
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...and Boots as well, bots...the betrayal...Et tu Brutas/Bootas...the premonition of it...
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I cant see a big uptake for it, wouldn’t you just get a free test like many with no symptoms are doing now
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...bloodbath.html

[Middle-class jobs bloodbath: Commuter towns
and seaside resorts are bearing the brunt with
a Million more people facing
the dole before Christmas after furlough
scheme ends this weekend, economic experts warn]
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Boots could so easily have been onto a winner .. they could have been the heroes ..instead of the villains !

All they had to do is to show what the cost of each test was then offer it to customers at COST price ... use it as an attraction / a loss leader like the other places use ciggies.

Say the cost is £25 thousands would pay that for peace of mind if they’d been in contact with a confirmed case and then as the numbers multiply the price would drop accordingly


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Matt Hancock ‘not ruling out’ coronavirus vaccine for NHS before Christmas...

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronaviru...090024230.html
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https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronaviru...090024230.html

Yes I hope it works
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Matt Hancock ‘not ruling out’ coronavirus vaccine for NHS before Christmas...

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronaviru...090024230.html
he just lied and said Bojo had been in touch with Marcus Rashford, can't believe a word out of his mouth

although Fauci on Marr confirmed similar yesterday
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[Coronavirus: New boss of Test and Trace app Gaby Appleton
only contracted for six months
Gaby Appleton is the third person to lead
the app team in the last six months.]

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can't see that vaccine happen by christmas this year

maybe spring next year, just maybe but also not sure
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Did he stipulate which Christmas ?


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Why was Fauci on Marr?
Hope he didn't bring that mouldy orange blob with him!
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Hope he didn't bring that mouldy orange blob with him!


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netherlands today numbers

10,353 new cases

291 new hospitalisations (in total 2,249)

49 new ICU patients (in total 506)

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