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This move by HM Government was predictable in the current political climate, and well publicised in advance. It will be welcomed by some, and inspire dread in others, given that it puts UK very much 'out on a limb' compared to other nations (and a fragile limb at that, given the intensity of recent and future storms). The rationale behind the move draws extensively on a reliance that the warmer weather and the application of 'personal responsibility' will keep the virus in check. I fear this may prove to be misguided on both counts.... The steady waning of immunity over time we have seen with this particular coronavirus will necessitate frequent boosting to keep the virus at bay, and not just for the elderly.  It is not surprising, given our experience over the years with the 4 'endemic' coronaviruses responsible for common cold infections.  None of our vaccines prevent infection, although they do raise the threshold for infection somewhat. The need to main

  Hi All. I’m just posting a quick link to my website in the continued absence of any Google index entries (pretty underwhelming after 11 months when all the other major sites indexed it within 3 months of going live !).  You can access pages on a range of topics including: UK Freeview , GetiPlayer , Android apps and devices, e-Readers , HUDLtablets and Covid 19 .  There is also a download section on the homepage where you can help yourself to a range of useful guides and reviews which I've authored. These are based on my own practical experience with various products and procedures.  There’s even a detailed guide on how to set up and manage your own Google site if you’re so minded. I’m planning to keep the site and blog items regularly updated – if there’s anything you would like posted, just contact me via the Contacts page Hope this is useful – take a look at the site when you have a minute and see what’s on offer…. Viv

  I’m posting an update on progress with our Covid19 vaccines in the hope that it will promote some discussion on where we should go in future. I will also attempt to update this blog and the website on future developments with vaccines and on the course of the pandemic generally. You can see some more detailed proposals on the website at https://sites.google.com/view/vivweb01/covid19 . SARS-CoV-2 is the virus which causes Covid 19 symptoms. Since Covid19 is a notifiable, and still potentially fatal, disease SARS-Cov-2 variants of concern (VOCs) have been a ‘hot’ pandemic news item since the start of the pandemic, when it was realised that the virus was evolving into different and potentially more dangerous forms. Identifying and tracking new variants has been one of the principal concerns of governments in the developed world, and continues to be a key element in managing Covid19. Why are these new varian ts important ? – you can see a more detailed answer to this question, a

F or anyone struggling with the recent UK Freeview TV channel changes, here's some relevant info. which might help you make sense of them.... I've just posted an updated list with the multiplex channel numbers for each TV channel included. These are for the Waltham (E. Midlands) transmitter. I've added instructions for getting the equivalent multiplex channel numbers info for your local transmitter. If interested, download the Excel spreadsheet from my website at: https://sites.google.com/view/vivweb01/home I have also added a 'Freeview' page to my website providing more info on UK digital TV and Radio reception. Hint: You can search each column of the spreadsheet via the filter buttons on the top row. Hope this helps,  Update 18.6.22 : Excel sheet revised yesterday - only minor changes, but if you haven't retuned your digital box or set recently, now would be a good time. Version Date: 18.6.22

  Morrisons’ ‘Sniff’ Test as a Replacement for ‘Best Before’ Dates – Pros, Cons and Caveats Those of us ‘of a certain age’ will recognise the new ‘sniff’ test for milk announced in the media by Morrisons recently. Most of us came across it first as an impromptu indicator of milk quality during our late adolescence, when we left home for the first time and our food suddenly stopped appearing on the table as if by magic. Many of us will no doubt have continued to use it ever since. It is certainly not a new phenomenon. What is new is the suggestion by a major food retailer that it should be used instead of ‘Best Before’ dates on milk products…. Before looking at the viability of the sniff test, and to avoid confusion, we should just clarify one point – it is a legal requirement for all perishable food products intended for human consumption to carry an expiry date, beyond which it is not deemed safe to consume them. Details of current UK regulations regarding retailers’ obligations

Viv's First Blog: 24.1.22 I’ve posted this blog in order to see whether using social media to publicise a website actually does promote Google indexing as suggested on various forums.....I also wanted to reach out to anyone who might be experiencing the same problem. By way of some background, my Google New Site at https://sites.google.com/view/vivweb01/ was set up in June 2021 and has been added to and viewed by other users regularly since then. I have linked it to both Google Analytics and GSC and set up a UA property to link GA and GSC successfully. All other major search engines have indexed the site and it has at least 1 external link referring to it in addition to the link included here. The website has received significant amounts of traffic from outside UK, presumably as a result of its index entries on these other search engines. The material within the site is of potential interest to a number of different groups and some pages have extensive text boxes with plenty