Re:Pfizer Covid vaccine approved for use next week in UK
by afandian on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @11:24AM
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The original comment said
"3. Developed country with great logistics."
Which I now realise I misread as "Developed in a country" (i.e. Belgium, where it's manufactured). An entirely different, erroneous, reading of the sentence.
Therefore my comment addressed the nature of cross-channel shipping which authorities I respect have repeatedly warned about.
It's too late to edit to add that clarification about the misreading. But that's what was missed.
If the army steps in to provide logistics at a time of national crisis, that's great. But it's not what I would expect this government to do based on the recent historical evidence: We've been in a national crisis for a while and the government has routinely preferred to neglect public-sector expertise and go private in a vast array of public procurement. Much of it has been highly questionable judgment (ministers awarding contracts to friends with penalty clauses).
"3. Developed country with great logistics."
Which I now realise I misread as "Developed in a country" (i.e. Belgium, where it's manufactured). An entirely different, erroneous, reading of the sentence.
Therefore my comment addressed the nature of cross-channel shipping which authorities I respect have repeatedly warned about.
It's too late to edit to add that clarification about the misreading. But that's what was missed.
If the army steps in to provide logistics at a time of national crisis, that's great. But it's not what I would expect this government to do based on the recent historical evidence: We've been in a national crisis for a while and the government has routinely preferred to neglect public-sector expertise and go private in a vast array of public procurement. Much of it has been highly questionable judgment (ministers awarding contracts to friends with penalty clauses).