> This one is confusing though. Several governments are trying to talk or force
> the vaccine makers into letting poorer countries manufacture it and pay them
> nothing. I'm all for trying to help people out, and dead against big Pharma
> ripping people off on drugs they can't survive without, but I still think they
> should make some money on things they produce. Maybe a more fair idea would
> be to give them a number of years to repay a certain amount per dose instead
> of asking them to pay right now in super hard times.

I agree.  If they don't pay at all, someone else will, most likely poorer
people in our countries.

> That's unfortunate. As I understand it the vaccine does not totally stop you
> from getting Covid, but it lessens the chance and lessens the symptoms so it's
> less likely you will spread it around or land in the hospital yourself.

That is my understanding, and they are hoping the more who get it the less
likely it will be able to mutate as quickly.

> So you are working from home at the moment?

For the most part.  I usually go in one day every week or two to take care
of some things that are just easier to do in the office.  There is rarely
anyone else on my floor so it is similar to being at home.

> I just read: It ran from February 1918 to April 1920, it infected 500 million
> people - about a third of the world's population at the time.

OK, so what I read rounded it up a little... it was really just over two
years.

> I didn't realise it took that long for it to burn itself out.

> Why can't we find perfect cures for these things in a few hours or days like
> they always did on Star Trek?    B)

Or just about any other TV show.  

Mike


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