Relaxation of Restrictions, Part XII *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Don't like some of the early noises from NPHET. Hospitality for the boosted only is on the cards I reckon.

Chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan said Nphet would be meeting on Thursday to consider whether further restrictions were necessary, “mindful of Delta and the uncertainty around the Omicron variant”.

“If we could see extensive use of the vaccine pass, whether mandated or voluntary, all of that would give us greater assurance in relation to protection and prevention of transmission,” he said.

Well that ain't a runner given the level of boosting we currently have.

The extensive use of vaccine pass he refers to is the recommendation to use it in gyms and personal services. It's been recommended twice in the last 3 weeks and turned down by government each time.

Bit of a difference in doing that when the 20s were getting vaccines and when its over 60s getting boosters.

At that point everyone was eligible to get a vaccine, not everyone can get a booster at this point

The government allows it, that's the main issue for me.

On Freedom of movement

Article 40.4 states that “no citizen shall be deprived of his personal liberty save in accordance with law"

Meaning legislators can make it law that you have to stay within 2 or 5km of your home, similar to the constitutionality of MHQ where people can be stuck in a hotel room

On the right to a livelihood.

Article 45.2 states that the citizens (all of whom, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood) may through their occupations find the means of making reasonable provision for their domestic needs.

That, in a nutshell, is why the PUP exists. The 350/week is considered "reasonable provision"

Another article in which the actual quotes from the Taoiseach bear no resemblance to the headline.

Are you surprised? He hasn't shown any real leadership since he entered politics

The kind of tribunals with sandbags out the back would be more appropriate

Feel exactly the same. And why isn't anyone questioning NPHETs models either? Why, when they have been proven to be wrong time and again, are we still placing our trust in their expertise?

I'm starting to think that we, posters in this thread, are outliers and that the public at large are happy to defer to NPHET and the government at every turn. The level of micromanagement and unwillingness to question anything is surreal

Have NPHET models ever being questioned by anyone expect for rants on social media?