What's in a name ? Schizophrenia.

 In the seemingly never ending progress of Covid 19 new terms and buzz words keep popping onto the scene.  As I write in October 2020 the phrase to be heard and read everywhere is ' local lockdown ' It has a melodious sound to it but the reality is not appealing. The idea is to restrict the inhabitants of a specific area in the way they can interact  with each other So you may be banned from meeting people from other households indoors and restricted to a number who can meet outdoors.  Similarly you should sit in cafés and restaurants only with those in your household. The decision to lock down is based on the rate of the R Number . This means the rate t which one person with Covid 19  will infect others. The idea is to keep the number down to 1. If it claims as it has to 1.6 or 1.7 then the virus is spreading more quickly. Here in Wales we are told not to leave our local authority area except for named purposes such as work, medical needs, caring for someone v...

 Today I attended my local GP surgery for my annual vaccination against influenza , the 'flue jab as we call it. As a reluctant member of the over 65 club I am entitled to this. So I had phoned for an appointment earlier in the week and was given a 9.10  a.m slot for myself and my husband.  As we drove up to the building we could see lots of people arriving at the door and being sheperded in  in fairly quick succession. A security  guard in a yellow tabard and black mask stood at the entrance. Goodness knows why they were expecting trouble.  The whole process was slickly organised like a military operation.  A masked lady at the door asked if we were well that is free of covid symptoms. Then we were each  directed to a different desk where we were asked our names and date of birth then given a white paper form with that information on it. We then went in different  directions. I followed stars on the floor around the waiting room and down the...