Even happier and even more relived!

At noon today, there was an announcement that Pfizer/BioNTech have developed a 90+% effective vaccine against COVID-19. 

This is WONDERFUL news, and there's reason to hope that by Spring next year, things could be getting back to normal.

It's a shame that our own researchers at Oxford didn't win the vaccine race, but apparently they're only a few weeks behind. By the end of the year there may well be three different types of effective vaccine ready for mass production.

This is an excellent example of what science can do, and what hopes and prayers can't do, and will never do. 

So happy and such a wonderful sense of relief!

After several interminable days of waiting, the meja have finally decided that Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States.

This is such a relief after the four disgusting years of Donald Trump, a stinking human being with almost no redeeming qualities whatsoever. 

Trump of course hasn't conceded, defeat - that isn't the Trump way. Fortunately he still has about 10 weeks to get used to the idea. Unfortunately, for those 10 weeks he's still, nominally at least, in charge. 

Lets hope he doesn't do anything especially stupid during that time - we can take it as read he'll do something stupid.  

Here we go again

The country went into lockdown for the second time this year yesterday.

Unlike last time we're assured that the restrictions will expire on the 5th of December. Viruses are so difficult to deal with and while we hear optimistic reports from time to time, there is still no sign of a credible vaccine. 

The government are now going ahead with a fast test system, being piloted in Liverpool. The idea is you can get a COVID test done and know the result in less than an hour. Once you're in the clear you can then go and do stuff like have a meal in  a restaurant with similarly tested friends. 

It's a good idea and 2000 soldiers are being deployed to help run the tests. Lets hope it works.