England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C

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Post by stevekemp » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC

England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C
bbc.com

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Post by jmclnx » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC

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Post by alistairSH » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:30 PM UTC

Interesting that it's just England (and not Scotland, Wales, or NI). I realize they all have independent NHSs, but still would assume a program like this would rolled out across all the constituent countries.

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Post by stevenwoo » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC

jmclnx wrote: post #2

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My reading of the article was aggressive response by single payer healthcare (i.e. NHS) is responsible so that would be almost impossible politically in USA as long as senate exists on top of non scientific medical authorities.

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Post by iLoveOncall » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC

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Post by renegade-otter » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC

Good for you. We get explosive diarrhea as the prize in the States. Wanna trade?

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Post by kandros » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC

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Post by renegade-otter » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC

stevenwoo wrote: post #4

jmclnx wrote: post #2

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My reading of the article was aggressive response by single payer healthcare (i.e. NHS) is responsible so that would be almost impossible politically in USA as long as senate exists on top of non scientific medical authorities.

The Senate? He just issued an executive order overriding all science. It's a total farce at this point.

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Post by zelphirkalt » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC

Just to understand this: When someone says "country England", do they mean "country" like in "nation", considering England a separate nation, or is it a lapse and they mean UK? Is England usually referred to as a country, or just part of a country?

I usually think of a country as equal to a nation, and as far as I know, Wales and Scotland have not split off yet? Is the term "country" not actually that sharply defined?

EDIT: Thanks people, I just asked a question to better understand the terminology, you know ...

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Post by llm_nerd » Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC

zelphirkalt wrote: post #9

Just to understand this: When someone says "country England", do they mean "country" like in "nation", considering England a separate nation, or is it a lapse and they mean UK? Is England usually referred to as a country, or just part of a country? I usually think of a country as equal to a nation, and as far as I know, Wales and Scotland have not split off yet? Is the term "country" not actually that sharply defined…

England is a country, and if you're reading this on the BBC they most certainly are using the correct terminology.

It is not a sovereign country, but instead is a part of the constituents comprising the UK state.