Indy,

What you perceive as "good" is nothing more than conformity to you social norms, and your way of thinking. As some old octogenarian white fella you are in a small minority that think like you, hankering for the "good old days" to return.

Paul1405,
Cheers for always proving me right !

"Precisely ! With Covid no-one had a clue yet the most clueless were the first to object to a common approach !"

Completely wrong, indy. Firstly those who objected to what became the common approach didn't do so UNTIL they had sufficient data to realise that the "common approach" was uncommonly bad. In my own case (and I was just building on what others had already come to realise), I didn't start raising questions about the lockdown mania until two months into the pandemic (so-called). They collected the data and then offered alternatives to the lockdown mania. Some places followed that lead (eg Sweden) but most didn't and many tried to suppress any data that showed the lockdowns were failing. Only now is it clear that those opposed the lockdowns were correct.

"Have any facilities been established to help with basic isolation ?"

None. They aren't necessary. People will be, as they should have been last time, isolated in place. As New York found out, the worst possible thing to do is put at-risk populations in lockdown facilities. Its a sure fire way for the virus to take out those in the at-risk group.

"How many masks have been stored in readiness ?"

None. We now know that the mask were at best useless and at worst, a vector for the virus.

"The next Flu season is just around the corner, start stocking up transmission reducing articles & facilities !"

The next flu season is always just around the corner. Why panic this time. Were you panicking in 2019? OR 2018 which was a particularly bad flu?

Were you panicking in 2019? OR 2018 which was a particularly bad flu?
mhaze,
I was concerned that those many who escaped north would infect us too & a few did get sick but generally, here in the country people did wear masks & stopped socialising for a few weeks.
I have no idea & won't make any claims if that helped or didn't but I & others who refrained from visiting larger towns or were prevented from doing so didn't have any ill effects. I get my annual flu shot & since I started I haven't had the flu. I used to get severe flu whenever the onslaught of new people started every New Year !

Covid was & still is & will be again a huge issue to deal with. Covid 19 was merely a test run but the next round will sort things out way differently. The many who are led to believe vaccination is a failure & even dangerous will be screaming for treatment. These people should now be asked to state their stance so that they can be but at the end of the queue & help a smooth running of the show.
Their Medicare Card could have a symbol of a for or against vaccination.
As it is literally impossible at this stage to have a 100% positive vaccine for all we must accept adverse reaction for/from some.
Start thinking about ways to deal with it now, don't wait till it happens again in a few months !

Hi Indy
"Precisely ! With Covid no-one had a clue yet the most clueless were the first to object to a common approach !"
- Many like me on the conspiracy fringes smells BS and urged caution right for the start, it's the reason I've never had a single Covid vaccine, or a covid test either.
Not that it saved me though, I'm pretty certain I did get Covid though, twice but it was firstly at the end of the pandemic when basically everyone was getting it, and herd immunity was the order of the day, then I got it again a few months after that.

Hi mhaze
"Only now is it clear that those opposed the lockdowns were correct."

- I saw internal lockdowns as somewhat necessary measure to protect the vulnerable, but my position was basically recognising a difference between internal lockdowns (what you're opposed to) and external lockdowns, (as in stop letting every foreigner fly into the country)

I objected to the continued risk by allowing foreigners to fly in when it was well known there was a global pandemic, we relied on WHO advice and they did nothing, even when it was reported for months and in known to have been found in some 100 countries. (That's a guess I can't remember the exact number)

They were protecting corporate profits at the expense of the average worker. Many who were sick couldn't afford to take time off, and just spread it to every man and their dog.

And by the way I told you 2 years back.
Watch for H5N1.