[LeatherTrumpet]

• Anger at attack from Department of Health and Social Care's Twitter account in effort to rubbish report
• Mail article raised questions about government's handling of crisis and challenged official scaremongering
• Pointed out wildly inaccurate government predictions on the number of potential coronavirus deaths
• MPs said 'this is what good journalism is about' and 'open debate is essential' while criticising government
• Department of Health and Social Care tried to rubbish article out of hand by calling it 'misleading'

Anger flared last night after the Department of Health and Social Care’s
Twitter account was used in an effort to rubbish a report challenging official scaremongering by analysing key facts about the coronavirus pandemic.

Under the headline ‘Covid: What They Don’t Tell You’, a two-page article in
yesterday’s Daily Mail raised multiple questions about the manner in which
the Government has dealt with the crisis.

It pointed out that Government predictions on the number of the potential
deaths from the virus were wildly inaccurate. In a July report commissioned
by Chief Medical Officer Sir Patrick Vallance, scientists predicted that there
could be 119,000 fatalities if a second wave coincided with a peak of winter
flu – but the actual figure has so far turned out to be less than half of that.

The article also pointed out the number of deaths are not far above average
for this time of year and that only 31 per cent of intensive care unit beds in
hospitals are currently occupied by Covid patients.











https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-analysis.html

[arista]

Yes but the Numbers can go up again,
Covid-19 is not going away LT.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes but the Numbers can go up again,
Covid-19 is not going away LT.

if the Government cant be trusted with basic information how would you even tell?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

if the Government cant be trusted with basic information how would you even tell?

this man can always be trusted

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

this man can always be trusted

is that Parmy?

[Scarlett.]

Hmm, I wonder who is in the right? A department of government scientists who have spent the past year looking at every aspect of the virus, and how to take measures to avoid it.

Or a Daily Heil journalist?

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

if the Government cant be trusted with basic information how would you even tell?

From the Science Boffins

Like today Live 7PM
Whitty and Pollard
Live with on Screen Prime Minister

[Toy Soldier]

Q: "Please address why it is misleading"

A: "It was published in a tabloid newspaper. Next question plz."

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

is that Parmy?

He ain't smiling enough.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Q: "Please address why it is misleading"

A: "It was published in a tabloid newspaper. Next question plz."

i refer you to Mike Grahams tweet in the above article


This article is exactly what out press should be doing and the questions they should be asking the Government. The fact that they tweeted that and hastily deleted it is very revealing.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by arista

From the Science Boffins

Like today Live 7PM
Whitty and Pollard
Live with on Screen Prime Minister

his predictions have been way off as the article states

[Tom4784]

I couldn't imagine being so indoctrinated and gullible to believe a tabloid over the science, but then again you've got millions of middle aged and older people acting like toddlers because they have to wear a piece of fabric across their mouth to walk around a supermarket for ten minutes.

So yeah, lower your expectations of people who actually read the Daily Mail, I guess.

[bitontheslide]

There were 2,838 Covid-19 deaths registered in the UK in the week starting 13 November.

This is up by 612 in a week, latest official figures show.

In all, there were 13,972 deaths in the UK in the week of 13 November, up by 542 on the previous week and 19% above the five year average for this week.

"Excess" deaths are the difference between the deaths seen this year and the average over the previous five years for the same weeks.

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

His predictions have been way off as the article states

Yes but now it has all changed now