(Chess) Life Returning To Normal
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"I hope everyone has a safe and peaceful New Year."
Agreed, but apologies to our Scottish friends who wait until midnight before saying that!
A member of the family is a doctor in a London hospital, and is on duty 8 am tomorrow for an expected minimum of 13 hours...
So at midnight I'll be raising a glass to him and all his colleagues and to Pfizer, Astra Zeneca etc.
Agreed, but apologies to our Scottish friends who wait until midnight before saying that!
A member of the family is a doctor in a London hospital, and is on duty 8 am tomorrow for an expected minimum of 13 hours...
So at midnight I'll be raising a glass to him and all his colleagues and to Pfizer, Astra Zeneca etc.
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Any Organisers, Arbiters, or Players
.....aware of any plans to try to organise OTB events in the UK, during latter half of this year (2021)?
.....aware of any plans to try to organise OTB events in the UK, during latter half of this year (2021)?
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I'm pretty confident that Camberley Chess Club will be keen to run its Keith Richardson Memorial as an OTB event in September 2021.Paul Robert Jackson wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:09 pmAny Organisers, Arbiters, or Players
.....aware of any plans to try to organise OTB events in the UK, during latter half of this year (2021)?
Hampshire Junior Chess Association likewise will want to run the Hampshire Junior Congress in October 2021 at Winchester College.
Is there a reliable method of discovering the number of vaccines administered to date?
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Total number of vaccination doses administered per 100 people in the total population. This is counted as a single dose,John Upham wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:35 pmI'm pretty confident that Camberley Chess Club will be keen to run its Keith Richardson Memorial as an OTB event in September 2021.Paul Robert Jackson wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:09 pmAny Organisers, Arbiters, or Players
.....aware of any plans to try to organise OTB events in the UK, during latter half of this year (2021)?
Hampshire Junior Chess Association likewise will want to run the Hampshire Junior Congress in October 2021 at Winchester College.
Is there a reliable method of discovering the number of vaccines administered to date?
and does not measure the number of people vaccinated (which usually requires two doses).
Israel
11.55
Bahrain
3.49
United Kingdom
1.47
United States
0.84 (Dec 30, 2020)
Denmark
0.51 (Dec 31, 2020)
China
0.31 (Dec 31, 2020)
Canada
0.29
Germany
0.2 (Dec 31, 2020)
Croatia
0.19 (Dec 30, 2020)
Portugal
0.16 (Dec 29, 2020)
World
0.13
Poland
0.13 (Dec 31, 2020)
Oman
0.13
Italy
0.08
Argentina
0.07 (Dec 31, 2020)
Austria
0.07 (Dec 30, 2020)
Kuwait
0.06 (Dec 28, 2020)
Chile
0.05 (Dec 27, 2020)
Russia
0.04 (Dec 22, 2020)
Finland
0.03 (Dec 31, 2020)
Mexico
0.02 (Dec 30, 2020)
Greece
0.02 (Dec 30, 2020)
France
0 (Dec 30, 2020)
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It should soon be possible to run an event where all particpants, and officials, have either proof of vaccination or a recent (48hrs?) negative test.
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But how will people get proof of vaccination?Adam Raoof wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:01 pmIt should soon be possible to run an event where all particpants, and officials, have either proof of vaccination or a recent (48hrs?) negative test.
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Like this?
"07/12/2020 · The credit card-sized certificates will be offered to every single person who receives the coronavirus jab. There are sections on the cards to record the date of the vaccination and the batch number. The Daily Mail reports that the cards are not yet thought to be mandatory, but a message on the front of the mini certificates of proof says 'make sure you keep this record card in your purse or wallet'... "
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/hea ... y-19411491
"07/12/2020 · The credit card-sized certificates will be offered to every single person who receives the coronavirus jab. There are sections on the cards to record the date of the vaccination and the batch number. The Daily Mail reports that the cards are not yet thought to be mandatory, but a message on the front of the mini certificates of proof says 'make sure you keep this record card in your purse or wallet'... "
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/hea ... y-19411491
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That seems v promising - certainly makes me more inclined to be vaxed
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Spain plans to have a register of people who refuse the vaccine, although the vaccine is not mandatory.Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:17 pmBut how will people get proof of vaccination?Adam Raoof wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 8:01 pmIt should soon be possible to run an event where all participant's, and officials, have either proof of vaccination or a recent (48hrs?) negative test.
In the UK Coronavirus (COVID-19) is listed as a notifiable disease - so the law requires GPs to report all cases of COVID-19 to Public Health England.
Therefore I expect by default, organisations (work. travel companies, hotels etc. etc.) will be asking for individuals for evidence of vaccination or a recent negative test.
I will be very surprised if we don't eventually end up with some form of Vaccination Certificate.
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Then again (from Full Fact):
While we can’t say definitively whether “immunity passports” will be introduced, the government says it currently has no plans to do so, and it is not the purpose of this card, which could not be used in that way.
Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed to Full Fact that this is simply a printed card with space for someone’s name and vaccination details (shown above) to be written by hand. (This has already been confirmed publicly by the Welsh government for similar cards in Wales.) Many people who have been vaccinated will therefore have a card like this, but there is nothing to stop someone altering or adding to what is written on it. This makes it very unreliable evidence that someone has been vaccinated, and certainly not proof.
While we can’t say definitively whether “immunity passports” will be introduced, the government says it currently has no plans to do so, and it is not the purpose of this card, which could not be used in that way.
Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed to Full Fact that this is simply a printed card with space for someone’s name and vaccination details (shown above) to be written by hand. (This has already been confirmed publicly by the Welsh government for similar cards in Wales.) Many people who have been vaccinated will therefore have a card like this, but there is nothing to stop someone altering or adding to what is written on it. This makes it very unreliable evidence that someone has been vaccinated, and certainly not proof.
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I will be surprised if we don't eventually end up with a 3rd WAVE. Hope we get some chess in 6 months.
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No Idea how a certificate could be validated
............but I expect a "Vaccination Certificate" will be needed to fly, enter foreign countries, book into hotels, etc. etc.
Tampering with it may be seen as fraudulent & criminal - & trying to enter foreign countries in this way is obviously foolish.
............but I expect a "Vaccination Certificate" will be needed to fly, enter foreign countries, book into hotels, etc. etc.
Tampering with it may be seen as fraudulent & criminal - & trying to enter foreign countries in this way is obviously foolish.
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Yes, but it seems after all there is no plan for such a certificate - just an easily alterable next-appointment cardPaul Robert Jackson wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:04 pmNo Idea how a certificate could be validated
............but I expect a "Vaccination Certificate" will be needed to fly, enter foreign countries, book into hotels, etc. etc.
Tampering with it may be seen as fraudulent & criminal - & trying to enter foreign countries in this way is obviously foolish.
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Setting aside the powers of lawyers to make things complex, having an electronic image of what's supposed to be on the card would not on the face of it appear difficult.Tim Spanton wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 9:07 pmYes, but it seems after all there is no plan for such a certificate - just an easily alterable next-appointment card
But having tasted the god-like powers of imposing restrictions, will politicians and "advisers" be willing to give them up sooner rather than later?