Coronavirus Thread (Off Topic, Politics) (229 Viewers)

clint van damme

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Amazing isn't it that it seemed to disappear as soon as the war started.

Shows just how much shit the media whip up

Or alternatively, just shows the narrative that there was some sort of global conspiracy requiring international cooperation was absolute bollocks given that war has just kicked off.
 

skybluetony176

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I caught a bit on the news last night regarding long covid and it looks like it’s heavily linked to the virus effecting the brain. People who have lost their sense of smell and taste have lost grey matter in the area of the brain that deals with those senses and most people who have long covid have signs that their brain has shrunk by as much as 2%.
 

fernandopartridge

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Just looked at the gov dashboard for the last 7 days, cases up 46.4%, hospitalisations up 12.2% and deaths up 19.5%. That can't be good.

In fairness I don't think continued drops was ever going to sustain, there is still a decent chunk of the population who are 'naive' to the virus and a third of the population have had no booster. There is probably quite a lot of waning as well now in the priority groups
 

Sick Boy

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In fairness I don't think continued drops was ever going to sustain, there is still a decent chunk of the population who are 'naive' to the virus and a third of the population have had no booster. There is probably quite a lot of waning as well now in the priority groups
In surprised there’s not been more take up of the booster over there. I reckon it prevented me from catching it when my GF had it recently.
 

chiefdave

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In fairness I don't think continued drops was ever going to sustain, there is still a decent chunk of the population who are 'naive' to the virus and a third of the population have had no booster. There is probably quite a lot of waning as well now in the priority groups
Agree that it can't go down forever but that seems a big jump.
 

CCFCSteve

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In surprised there’s not been more take up of the booster over there. I reckon it prevented me from catching it when my GF had it recently.

I think take ups been pretty good in higher risk/older age categories. Just checked and totals 67% of over 12s. Not seen breakdown but guessing say over 40s will be high (85%-90%)
 

Saddlebrains

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I had the booster... still caught it....
Dread to think what it would have been like without it... 4.5 weeks on and I still feel horrendous...


Didn't have the booster and wont. Caught it, didnt even know apart from being tired and tomato sauce tasted like change.

Mad how it affects some and not others
 

jimmyhillsfanclub

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This is interesting. I think it's fair to say after the early days and the care home catastrophe the government has done reasonably ok


This point stood out for me...


5. There is no clear relationship between levels of excess mortality and different levels of restrictions/ NPIs across Western Europe or indeed the whole of Europe. (The much higher Covid death rates in Central and Eastern Europe are mainly due to lower levels of vaccination.)
 

jimmyhillsfanclub

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UK Excess deaths remain negative for 2022, despite the huge peak in cases during Dec/Jan.

Covid is now officially less deadly than flu in England.

So, in this country at least, its pretty much over isn't it?

Certainly no need for the daily reporting of pretty much meaningless case numbers etc. any more is there?
 

shmmeee

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Called in sick today, blinding headaches, shivers, sweats, sensitive to light. “24 hours after the jab” my arse.
 

chiefdave

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6 figure cases for the UK yesterday
Not for long as it seems you can't get tests anymore. Been trying for a couple of days to order some as I need to do a test every time I visit my Dad in the care home and it comes up none available for delivery and only available for collection in Wales, Scotland & NI.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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Not for long as it seems you can't get tests anymore. Been trying for a couple of days to order some as I need to do a test every time I visit my Dad in the care home and it comes up none available for delivery and only available for collection in Wales, Scotland & NI.
Feeling rough. Tested positive today. Couldn’t avoid it forever it appears
 

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