conference in which we were trying to dealwith. i had conference in which we were trying to deal with. i had to level with the public to deal with. i had to level with the public and say, i am afraid a large the public and say, i am afraid a large number of people will lose their large number of people will lose their loved ones before their time and it their loved ones before their time and it was their loved ones before their time and it was a pretty grim press conference. and in that discussion, we were conference. and in that discussion, we were asked about the way through. and i think. we were asked about the way through. and i think, patrick said the idea was to and i think, patrick said the idea was to flatten the curve, suppress the virus was to flatten the curve, suppress the virus with some measure of herd immunity the virus with some measure of herd immunity by the virus with some measure of herd immunity by september, would be a -ood immunity by sep
of what months. were you concerned, mindful of what you months. were you concerned, mindful of what you had said at the stock take meeting about the need to plan stock take meeting about the need to ptah for stock take meeting about the need to plan for this massive threat, that try plan for this massive threat, that by this plan for this massive threat, that by this date, the 8th of february, the director of the body required to produce the director of the body required to produce central government plans were still produce central government plans were still working about work to be done were still working about work to be done to were still working about work to be done to create a plan of activity across done to create a plan of activity across government. | done to create a plan of activity across government. done to create a plan of activity across government. i think it was reasonable across government. i think it was reasonable that across governmen
infrastructure to do it, never mind for a pandemic. infrastructure to do it, never mind fora pandemic. so, first infrastructure to do it, never mind for a pandemic. so, first of all, there wasn t the capability. second, we were told, even if we had the capability it would only delay things by a relatively trivial amount and third, of course, people at that time, the reaction from a lot of people was closing the borders is ray cysts, you wren when the supermodel cap price said why aren t we closing the border, a lot of people mocked her as if she was an idiot. that was the prevailing wisdom from the public health system and was reflected, the dismissal of caprice i would say was reflected in number ten by the public health system. of course if you are going for a single, for a single wave herd immunity by september fundingal strategy, then, faffing round at the borders wasn t regarded as relevant or coherent with such a strategy. bi; or coherent with such a strategy. by that d