fernandopartridge
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At the peak they had 40 on ventilators. It really is mental as I think that is at least double what they ICU capacity was pre COVID.
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robbiekeane
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Is it bonkers to just be like…the govt need to invest in a shit load more permanent NHS capacity especially ventilators etc cause this shit isn’t going away
Liquid Gold
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They'll let private companies like BUPA buy all the stock and push some bullshit "If you want to be sure you get the care you need buy insurance" then when a load do it'll be used as evidence that private healthcare is popular.
fernandopartridge
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Bupa and the like would never ever take on provision of services for people that are critically ill, it needs far too much infrastructure, for example, lots of people with severe pneumonia suffer kidney failure too.
Terry_dactyl
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I may need educating (I’m sure I do), when I went to get my PCR today, I initially drove to the wrong entrance and was told it was for people who’d paid for a PCR?
What’s that about?
What’s that about?
Ian1779
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Maybe people who’ve paid for one to go abroad?
Terry_dactyl
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Ah yeah…I guess that makes sense.
Its happening though. Sections of the nhs being given over to private business.
baldy
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Boris Johnson spending 3 hours earlier locked in meetings trying his poor little damndest to ruin everybodys Xmas but he can’t win this one….death rates remain low so tough shit
Was speaking to a mate who works as a radiographer in one of the hospitals hete in Brum earlier too & he said theres hardly any people in there with it either (even at the peak of the pandemic they were all scratching around looking for work to do & were more busier doing the inane TikTok videos etc…same as at my hospital - the NHS never has been,and still isn’t,under any strain whatsoever)
Was speaking to a mate who works as a radiographer in one of the hospitals hete in Brum earlier too & he said theres hardly any people in there with it either (even at the peak of the pandemic they were all scratching around looking for work to do & were more busier doing the inane TikTok videos etc…same as at my hospital - the NHS never has been,and still isn’t,under any strain whatsoever)
David O'Day
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Cool story and we'll add this to the "things that didn't happen" file.
Get help mate, you are going on here at all hours making up bigger and bigger lies.
clint van damme
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Baldy talking to his radiographer 'freind'
Get a pcr done if you want peace of mind if you’re going to be around higher risk family/friends over Xmas (and don’t mind fucking up Xmas plans !). LFs weren’t picking up mine before or after positive pcr. Your call though ultimately
Nick
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Will give it a couple of hours, I think I am just getting old rather than COVID.
stupot07
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Probably the biggest load of bullshit I've ever read on here.
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chiefdave
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PCR is the only one you're supposed to take with symptoms isn't it? Isn't the LFT for people without symptoms to check before they go somewhere?
David O'Day
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Probably the biggest load of bullshit I've ever read on here.
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It's madness that he thinks people will actually believe the bollocks he comes out with. UHCW had twice as many covid patients in ICU than they originally had ICU beds but no not busy at all.
David O'Day
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Yes but I guess you could get a PCR sent to you if you don't have symptoms but it's a 3 day turnaround from them sending it to you to the latest you should get results
rob9872
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Greggs stories are better but at least he's being funny, I'm not sure if you believe this crap yourself!
Wyken Sky Blue
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On the 15th September, we were effectively back to normal with no restrictions at all and the UK recorded 201 covid deaths. We were about halfway from second jabbing the 20-30 year old range
Last Wednesday we recorded 164 deaths, with mask wearing back and Omricon in the UK for about two weeks. In those two weeks cases increased daily from 45k to 78k on the 15th December.
We had 84 deaths the weekend just gone (Saturday + Sunday) and 220 during the weekend of September 18th + 19th
I can't help feel this has been massively overhyped by the media
Last Wednesday we recorded 164 deaths, with mask wearing back and Omricon in the UK for about two weeks. In those two weeks cases increased daily from 45k to 78k on the 15th December.
We had 84 deaths the weekend just gone (Saturday + Sunday) and 220 during the weekend of September 18th + 19th
I can't help feel this has been massively overhyped by the media
Terry_dactyl
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Isn’t it the media who are reporting the stats you’ve just quoted? Unless you have another source?
Yeah, but it’s tricky with the change of symptoms now. Do people go straight for pcr with a runny nose for example ? From personal experience in the summer the LF showed positive just as symptoms were coming on. This was on the Tuesday and I reckon I’d caught it on the Friday. I don’t think they pick up much in advance of symptoms very well. Currently no symptoms, negative LFs but positive PCR (only took it trying to do the right thing as I’d seen cardiologist same day as I got pinged and thought I should let them know if positive - last time I’m selfless !!!
)ps after getting pinged, it checked Im double vaccinated and said I only need to do daily LFs, rather than self isolate however, it then recommends a PCR to basically do my bit. Basically the advice has changed regarding self isolation, symptoms are changing and I personally wonder how accurate LFs are if you’re asymptotic with Omicron (if had booster etc this is more likely). If people are uncertain if they’ve got it, are due to be around high risk and want extra peace of mind Id suggest PCR. Just my personal view
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Nick
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Of course it has been overhyped. Trying to scare as many people as possible.
It's a distraction.
Nick
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You can get stats without looking in the paper.
Terry_dactyl
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From what?
Nick
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Their own fuckups.
David O'Day
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It could be but as the science says we don't know yet as it is too early
You keep coming on here to say the same thing
Terry_dactyl
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Well, the media aren’t doing a very good job at distracting people then.
Saddlebrains
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Same, a cardiologist mate of mine said there's 3 or 4 in ICU, and those that have been admitted have had a day or 2 on oxygen then gone home (not those in ICU of course)
Nick
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There's irony in the last sentence
Philosoraptor
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Whilst i dont agree with Nick check out the Power of Nightmares.
Its a great trilogy.
Think Baby, Its cold outside is the first one.
Its a great trilogy.
Think Baby, Its cold outside is the first one.
Nick
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Is that going to be a permanent thing? Hopefully it can come down again to maybe 5 if possible.
Liquid Gold
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I don’t think it’s overhyped so much - although some of the media is definitely guilty of it but they’re guilty of overhyping most things. It’s more that until we know more about this strain then it is sensible to put some minor restrictions in (mask wearing and proof of vaccine is fuck all really) while we wait for more and more accurate data. It’s better than doing what we did first time around by doing fuck all until it was way too late and having to shut the country down.
Sky Blue Pete
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For incompetency or something else?
My modeller at the uni says it’s tentatively looking like this strain is milder so I’m happy with that. Still huge numbers and isolating with ruin many peoples xmas but when they are saying things like that I’m pretty content
Nick
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Of course it was over hyped. Look at how they push the headlines to get everybody as scared as possible.