UK covid cases to top 100,000 a day .

[jendan]

Really the world is going to have to live within this virus, it will potentially never be eradicated in some countries,
Vaccination seems to be holding up against the variants so far to an extent

Main vaccination centre very quiet in Newcastle yesterday.The young uns dont turn up in the cold and rain. A big strong 6 footer young lad promptly keeled over after getting his jab,just ordinary fainted and fine later,and young girl ran away when asked to lift her arm up for the jab.(they managed to coax her back in later)

 

[Banana Bar]

Wearing masks etc to keep cases down all this time and now it doesn't matter!???

I guess you haven’t noticed that most of the U.K. population is now vaccinated?

 

[essex man]

I guess you haven’t noticed that most of the U.K. population is now vaccinated?

So there's no need to wear masks now?
Cases higher than for months and higher than this time last year.

 

[neilo]

Can you imagine the EU’s reaction when it tops 100,000 a day!

I would imagine it would be the same as our govt SHOULD do if (say) France had a similar rise in infection levels. Not that our lot will do anything of the sort of course, money is far more important, almost as important as those 'essential' foreign holidays.

 

[Tarw Coch]

Main vaccination centre very quiet in Newcastle yesterday.The young uns dont turn up in the cold and rain. A big strong 6 footer young lad promptly keeled over after getting his jab,just ordinary fainted and fine later,and young girl ran away when asked to lift her arm up for the jab.(they managed to coax her back in later)

The day before I had my second jab I was up at 3am and didn’t get to bed until 1am the next morning.
After having my jab I was asked to sit in a waiting room for 15 minutes, sat down, leaned back against the wall and promptly fell asleep.
That give em a bit of a shock

 

[Grassman]

A lot was said about herd immunity. Once you have had it then all is good?
Has this turned out to true or do we get the virus multiple times?

 

[Tarw Coch]

I would imagine it would be the same as our govt SHOULD do if (say) France had a similar rise in infection levels. Not that our lot will do anything of the sort of course, money is farm more important, almost as important as those 'essential' foreign holidays.

Think there’s a bit of a typo there, how did you manage to refer to our government, the importance of money and farm in the same sentence

 

[le bon paysan]

I would imagine it would be the same as our govt SHOULD do if (say) France had a similar rise in infection levels. Not that our lot will do anything of the sort of course, money is farm more important, almost as important as those 'essential' foreign holidays.

UK gov. could stop people travelling to Spain in case Catalonia breeds a new variant. Won't happen though will it.

 

[Widgetone]

We ( in Suffolk ) are seeing a fair number of school kids getting positive PCR tests and a lot of disruption as entire year groups are sent home to parents who then also have to isolate. It seems the jabs appear to be working as parents are not catching the virus.
Problem is that businesses just getting going again are having to shut down...

 

[Highland Mule]

who then also have to isolate

Don't think this is correct - whilst the kids have to self isolate if they have been close contacts of a positive test, my understading was that the parents shouldn't have to be (unless the kid tests positive themselves). Childminding is another matter, of course, but shouldn't impact both parents.

 

[neilo]

Think there’s a bit of a typo there, how did you manage to refer to our government, the importance of money and farm in the same sentence

Well spotted. Wishful thinking on my part…

 

[Ashtree]

Will the new world (vaccine) beating variant, which could possibly arise from this latest Tory economic economic, be called the Boris variant?
It is after all a pure experiment in economics, as it defies all known public health and scientific norms and advice.

 

[bobk]

Will the new world (vaccine) beating variant, which could possibly arise from this latest Tory economic economic, be called the Boris variant?
It is after all a pure experiment in economics, as it defies all known public health and scientific norms and advice.

Unless you're unvaccinated covid is just a cold .now

 

[essex man]

Unless you're unvaccinated covid is just a cold .now

You got it before vaccines Bob, how was it for you?

 

[bobk]

You got it before vaccines Bob, how was it for you?

Felt rough for nearly 12 months .

 

[Ashtree]

Unless you're unvaccinated covid is just a cold .now

Sure, but the concern expressed by the scientists, is that the current planned easing of such restrictions as masks and social distancing, on such a large nationwide scale, is that new vaccine proof variants, have the best possible conditions to emerge.
For sake and inconvenience of masks and social distance measures, there’s surely not too much logic in giving this disease a leg up?

 

[bobk]

Sure, but the concern expressed by the scientists, is that the current planned easing of such restrictions as masks and social distancing, on such a large nationwide scale, is that new vaccine proof variants, have the best possible conditions to emerge.
For sake and inconvenience of masks and social distance measures, there’s surely not too much logic in giving this disease a leg up?

I think most people will use sense , the dickheads will do what they want irrespectively .

 

[Highland Mule]

Unless you're unvaccinated covid is just a cold .now

Its certainly not as bad as before, on average, but it’s still no walk in the park.

 

[bobk]

Its certainly not as bad as before, on average, but it’s still no walk in the park.

Possibly , but just looked at the numbers and roughly 333 are admitted every day and 230 being discharged . and 88% in hospital are unvaccinated

 

[essex man]

I think most people will use sense , the dickheads will do what they want irrespectively .

You think it's appropriate for people to decide for themselves but are dickheads if don't make same choices as you?