That's because it was cheaper. I recall about 25 years ago you could buy (at retail) Manx lamb joints cheaper in Liverpool's meat markets than on Island.
Which begs the question.... did they really need to be in there in the first place? Genuine question as 'we', as a society, seem to run to the quacks and and hospital at the first sign of a headache these days.
Here's the latest on antibody estimates: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveyantibodyandvaccinationdatafortheuk/22june2021
The clinically vulnerable will still have their flu jabs plus the autumn CV top ups. Outside of that what are they being left to fend for? Genuine question. The only 'new' disease that has been added to the list is CV and that's being dealt with. Many, many more people will die of heart related and influenza/.pneumonia diseases than with CV.
Most ot today's newspapers have relegated COVID news to the inside pages for the first time in a long time. The much more important news of the football draw is a welcome return to normality!
Well, in that case and in true IOM style I'll have 2 @ £50 plus the free postage at £4.99.
Please send to:
AndyOnchan
c/o DOI
Sea Terminal
Douglas.
(after all why pay less?)
Cheers.