Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[Weststander]

Interesting prog on bbc2 just now.

The first person had had Covid really badly - a scientific look on how exactly Covid takes over bodies (then It might cover how we leave ours more susceptible to Covid and other airborne diseases / mitigate the effects).

Now prostate issues!

 

[Weststander]

Me neither, but my 6.30am visit to Asda says otherwise for the staff and general public!

Did the staff ever?

They didn’t at Sainsbury's West Hove over the entire pandemic. I’m informed because they’re unpleasant to wear in a working day.

Strangely they were 100% of the time in our travels in Spain and Italy in their retailers. And red hot on all customers wearing them properly.

I wonder what made Asda and Sainsbury’s staff special in the pandemic?

 

[dsr-burnley]

I never stopped

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I see that he has quoted deaths on the date when the weekend deaths are added in. If he's going to be depressive that there were 212 deaths on Tuesday, then he ought in the interest of balance to mention that there were no deaths at all on Saturday or on Sunday. (Or perhaps he could just use the 7-day average or mention that number of deaths reported on a certain day bears little relevance.)

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I see that he has quoted deaths on the date when the weekend deaths are added in. If he's going to be depressive that there were 212 deaths on Tuesday, then he ought in the interest of balance to mention that there were no deaths at all on Saturday or on Sunday. (Or perhaps he could just use the 7-day average or mention that number of deaths reported on a certain day bears little relevance.)

One death is one too many.

 

[dsr-burnley]

One death is one too many.

That may be true. What should we do about it? What is the best policy if our target is to abolish death?

 

[LamieRobertson]

That may be true. What should we do about it? What is the best policy if our target is to abolish death?[/QUOTE

But surely quadruple masking is the answer

 

[LamieRobertson]

I never stopped

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Your choice….but don’t inflict your choice on others

 

[Thunder Bolt]

That may be true. What should we do about it? What is the best policy if our target is to abolish death?

Continue with wearing masks and administering boosters.
The government has washed its hands (no pun intended) and said it's over. It isn't.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Your choice….but don’t inflict your choice on others

That works both ways. I flew for the first time, in seven years, last weekend. Easy Jet has a policy of mask-wearing on board the plane. On the outbound journey everyone, including the crew, complied.
Coming back, 99.9% of people did, except the big bloke in the next seat to me. He had some sort of a snood, roll neck jumper, which he placed over his mouth and nose, entering the plane.
When sitting next to me, he pulled it down, only pushing it up, when a crew member walked past, and the majority of the time not covering his nose. I have felt very uneasy since then and hopefully now it's Thursday, I will be in the clear.
How dare he inflict his breath all over me!

 

[LamieRobertson]

That works both ways. I flew for the first time, in seven years, last weekend. Easy Jet has a policy of mask-wearing on board the plane. On the outbound journey everyone, including the crew, complied.
Coming back, 99.9% of people did, except the big bloke in the next seat to me. He had some sort of a snood, roll neck jumper, which he placed over his mouth and nose, entering the plane.
When sitting next to me, he pulled it down, only pushing it up, when a crew member walked past, and the majority of the time not covering his nose. I have felt very uneasy since then and hopefully now it's Thursday, I will be in the clear.
How dare he inflict his breath all over me!

Never said it didn’t…but perhaps that’s more to do with how much protection a mask gives you as against one that doesn’t …and I wasn’t the one referring to an article calling for them to come back

Inflict…bit dramatic

 

[dsr-burnley]

Continue with wearing masks and administering boosters.
The government has washed its hands (no pun intended) and said it's over. It isn't.

Fortunately you're wrong about the government on this occasion. They are still administering first jabs, second jabs, and boosters, and they are keeping an eye open so that if it will do any good they will offer more boosters.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Fortunately you're wrong about the government on this occasion. They are still administering first jabs, second jabs, and boosters, and they are keeping an eye open so that if it will do any good they will offer more boosters.

The NHS are administering jabs and boosters. People who test positive now don't even have to self isolate so will feel compelled to go into work especially those on zero hours contracts.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Never said it didn’t…but perhaps that’s more to do with how much protection a mask gives you as against one that doesn’t …and I wasn’t the one referring to an article calling for them to come back

Inflict…bit dramatic

Misogyny too. Don't be dramatic dear.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Misogyny too. Don't be dramatic dear.

Hardly ..I would have said the same no matter what sex

 

[LamieRobertson]

The NHS are administering jabs and boosters. People who test positive now don't even have to self isolate so will feel compelled to go into work especially those on zero hours contracts.[/


Whether it was compulsory to self isolate or not ..some went to work because of the instances you mentioned..the problem there is proper sick pay ..and remains so

 

[e77]

For the 1000th time: Broadly speaking you wearing a mask is protecting others, not yourself. I absolutely agree that with widespread vaccine take up there is much less reason to wear one now but people not wearing a mask are inflicting themselves on everyone else.

Please note I am only now wearing one when in an enclosed space near other people wearing a mask as a courtesy so am not preaching on this subject, but mask wearing is much more for the benefit of others than yourself.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Fortunately you're wrong about the government on this occasion. They are still administering first jabs, second jabs, and boosters, and they are keeping an eye open so that if it will do any good they will offer more boosters.

Also announcing 100 million funding for a new jab for variants

 

[Billy the Fish]

For the 1000th time: Broadly speaking you wearing a mask is protecting others, not yourself. I absolutely agree that with widespread vaccine take up there is much less reason to wear one now but people not wearing a mask are inflicting themselves on everyone else.

Please note I am only now wearing one when in an enclosed space near other people wearing a mask as a courtesy so am not preaching on this subject, but mask wearing is much more for the benefit of others than yourself.

Depends on the mask.

Filtration masks do protect the wearer.

 

[e77]

Depends on the mask.

Filtration masks do protect the wearer.

I did say broadly speaking and most people wear cloth ones.

 

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