>> Would it have made any difference to theire effectiveness?
I am sure 10yr old masks are likely to be about as effective as 5yr old ones.
However it is indicative of the utter lack of planning in the UK for a proper pandemic.
Swine flu? Spaffed hundreds of millions on a drug (Tamiflu) that probably does jack.
Covid19 - had to spaff billions (with plenty going through dodgy channels) to buy protective gear at way over the odds.
Prepared we were not (as far as equipment goes) and having stripped our hospital capacity to be barely adequate in normal years many patients have been badly neglected as services were switched to "save the NHS" (which means save the hospitals) mode.
Last edited by: Lygonos on Sun 2 May 21 at 18:07
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