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‘PM Bullsh*t translator’: Doctor tears apart Johnson’s Covid press briefing

"Here is my take after running it through the Bullsh*t translator," wrote Dr Dan Goyal.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2022-02-22 12:56
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The ending of mandatory coronavirus rules in England will cause “huge anxiety” to immunocompromised and disabled people, leaving them feeling “abandoned” and “forgotten”, charities have warned.

Well one doctor went through the PM’s comments last night and translated them from ‘bullsh*t’ into the truth.

The scrapping of free universal testing has been described as “not only reckless but dangerous”, with one charity saying that vulnerable people may be forced back into isolation.

People who test positive for coronavirus will no longer be legally required to isolate from Thursday, and free universal testing will end in April.

Free universal testing will be massively scaled back from April 1 and will instead be focused on the most vulnerable, with the UK Health Security Agency set to determine the details, while a degree of asymptomatic testing will continue in the most risky settings such as in social care.

The Government’s document outlining the plan for “living with Covid” says the Government will continue to communicate to people most vulnerable to Covid-19 about available clinical interventions, including vaccination and treatments, and also testing and public health advice.

Phillip Anderson, head of policy at the MS Society, said the Prime Minister’s plan “fails to give a credible explanation of how over 500,000 immunocompromised people, including some with MS, can live safely alongside the virus”.

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Bullsh*t translator thread

Well Dr Dan Goyal was also watching the PM relaxing pretty much all Covid rules to the pre-pandemic world.

He took many parts of the press conference and translated it, in his opinion, from bullsh*t to the truth.

1.

The PM Covid briefing…

…it was another masterclass of spin and sleight of hand, with insinuations and revelations from Whitty and Patrick.

Here is my take after running it through the Bullsh*t translator.

🧵#ShowUsTheScience

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

2.

The PM's opening remarks:
PM: "there was no option except to use government regulations to protect our NHS and save lives."
Translation: we do not believe it is the job of government to protect people from a deadly new virus, but we were forced to when hospitals became full.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

3.

PM: we sacrificed our liberties – economy, society and education.
Translation: we didn't realise the colossal impact on economy, society and education if we did f*ck all to protect the public until the last minute.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

4.

PM: from the outset we were clear we had to chart a path back to normality…through vaccines and treatments to replace restrictions.
Translation: we gambled 100k lives on a herd immunity strategy that failed and now we are leaching off the success of UK scientists and NHS staff

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

5.

PM: "We emerged from the teeth of the pandemic before many others"
Translation: We were expelled from the anus of the pandemic after it chewed us up, killed 150k, caused disability to many more, decimated our health system and economy.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

6.

PM: "Obtaining one of the most open economies in the world."
Translation: we took the opportunity the pandemic gave us to open up the public purse to our chums and pillage public services, making about 0.001% very rich indeed.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

7.

PM: We are passed the peak of Omicron with fewer than 10,000 hospital admission…
Translation: I don't have a f*cking clue what I am talking about! Does the virus have a peak – must be this darn spike thingy? Is 10,000 a lot? Doesn't sound like a lot. My refurb cost way more.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

8.

PM: We have the chance to complete the transition back to normality…
Translation: …I do not have the attention span to understand how to get us back to 'normality', so I will just do whatever is in my own interest.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

9.

PM: We will continue to work with the devolved nations…
Translation: We will do whatever we like and because we dictate Covid laws and pandemic spending they will just have to follow!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

10.

PM: from 1st of April we will ask people to exercise personal responsibility if they have Covid to be considerate just like the flu.
Translation: Nothing to worry about, it's just like the flu, probably…well, we will see, won't we.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

11.

PM: excess deaths are lower than they usually are at this time of year.
Translation: No idea what this means, but it sounded good on Twitter.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

12.

PM: we must scale back the testing to save money.
Translation: sorry chums I think we have overcharged the British people enough and now they are starting to notice, so we need to dial it back a bit.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

13.

PM: after all the efforts of the last two years we are restoring our liberties.
Translation: We have no idea what we are doing and really don't like feeling like idiots when talking to scientists, so we just don't want to play anymore.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

14.

PM: And we are stopping almost all testing
Translation: and we are taking our ball with us!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

15.

PM: a moment of pride in our nation.
Translation: we are delighted we have managed to regress the UK back towards the good old days of keeping peasants in their place.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

16.

Whitty comes next, and his opening line is actually quite damning:
Whitty: Cases are coming down but it reached an "extraordinary" high peak…
Translation:We told you it would be devastating but you just wouldn't listen!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

17.

Whitty: cases are still very high and older and vulnerable people are still being infected.
Translation: This dude [PM] is proper loco!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

18.

Whitty: Hospital admissions are still high and causing serious disruption to other services.
Translation: just like we said it would!
Whitty: Just like other peaks
Translation: this will happen again and again until you actually f*cking listen!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

19.

Whitty: Those who say this is a trivial disease need to look at how many were hospitalised and CONTINUE to be hospitalised.
Translation: You utter spanner…we still have ten thousand folk hospitalised…this is not the fricking flu, and it ain't over, you absolute tool!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

20.

Whitty: …including the elderly and vulnerable
Translation: you heartless, spineless, power-hungry man child.
Whitty: many are still coming forward for their 1st,2nd and booster vaccines
Translation:We haven't even finished vaccinating the population and you are saying its over!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

21.

Whitty: while the numbers remain high [of a 'significant and highly transmissible' disease] it is sensible to continue to isolate, ventilate, and mask-up.
Translation: We have advised the PM that isolation, ventilation and masks are still required, but the numpty won't listen.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

22.

Overall, there is the sense that lots of negotiations have been going on behind the scenes. Perhaps Whitty would only stand next to PM if the reality is a steady and tentative stand-down – ONS survey kept, 'at risk' group still with free tests, ramp up if and when transmission..

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

23.

…spikes -, and the PM still had enough for the big show of 'ending' restrictions.
If so, the negotiation over testing those who present to the NHS remains up for grabs. If they are clever they will also negotiate for improved healthcare capacity and staff retention too.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

24.

But equally there seemed to be enough progress in relation to excess deaths (Whitty) and immunity through infection (Valance) to allow them to see the removing of isolation and masks as not absolutely abhorrent. They failed to see how weak Johnson had become without them.

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

25.

They protested the PM's pandemic direction by staying away. Negotiations brought them back. Was it enough? Did they negotiate well enough? Probably not.

Ending isolation at this stage remains abhorrent, IMV, and what they got back was not enough to justify supporting this PM!

— Dr Dan Goyal (@danielgoyal) February 22, 2022

Related: Covid sick pay changes: ‘Act of National self-sabotage’

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