Coronavirus (Non-Politics)

[Tinks]

I have to say, it's been a pleasure to talk to so many good people on this thread, people who give out great information, those who vaccinate on a daily basis, understanding and caring with empathy, it's made me realise not everyone is bad. As for the rest of this site, it's just toxic in so many ways, even during a pandemic, a lot of people are just nasty. With that (in my 5 months on this site), I won't be coming on here anymore, but I wish all of those I've chatted too great health going forward and look after yourselves

Well I shall be sad not to see you post on here any more

 

[Floval Flyer]

I live in Leigh, did they not offer you one at Mill Hall in Rayleigh?. Fingers x for no ill effects, give us an update tomorrow.
Appreciate everyone is different, i only know 1 guy who has had the Pffizer one, & he felt rough for the next 5 days!.
As for Basildon, haven't been there for about 20 years, but your comment rings true to people i know who've been there in last couple of years.

I work in local government, so my vaccine was arranged through the ECC Shift Partner Website, so think we got offered different venues.

 

[Floval Flyer]

What was so bad? (Slightly off topic, I know!)

Just very tired and run down. Even worse than Southend High Street. Lots of ‘skaghead’ types hanging about too

 

[Ricey]

There really are some thick ****s out there.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373291237759975432

 

[General]

Covid: Masks and social distancing 'could last years'

Measures may remain until jabs roll out across the world, Public Health England's Dr Mary Ramsay says.

www.bbc.co.uk

If the current restrictions are “less severe” then what is more severe!? Dread to think. I can understand foreign holidays not looking viable in the short term, but we must get back to normal ASAP now all the at risk and over 50s have had a jab or 2. We can’t keep rolling out different things to push this back. Schools are back, testing is in place and is working well, numbers haven’t risen, deaths still declining quickly and more importantly hospital admissions are still falling.

 

[Holy Joe]

My mum had her 2nd jab today (Pfizer) - 1st one was on New Years Day, so 11 weeks and 2 days between the 2.

 

[Chalky]

There really are some thick ****s out there.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373291237759975432

Nah. Disagree with this one Ricey. Don't get me wrong, it definitely had it's fair share of 5g towers, anti-vax nutters there.

But the premise of the anti-lockdown people were validated. These people have had family members with cancer not get seen too, despondent children, bankrupt business's, domestic suicides.

With all this talk of restrictions being extended till October now, people are at the end of their tether.

 

[dloman]

Got a text from GP this morning inviting me to book vaccination, though was a bit surprised as didn't really expect it until around May (48 no real health issues). Anyway followed the link and got booked for today at The Paddocks and am now all jabbed up.

 

[jackj13]

So death figures today, none in Scotland & Wales, 1 in Ireland and 17 in England. This is very nearly over.

 

[Ricey]

So death figures today, none in Scotland & Wales, 1 in Ireland and 17 in England. This is very nearly over.

Wouldn’t be so sure. They’re talking about a 3rd wave coming over from Europe. Didn’t sound very confident today.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Wouldn’t be so sure. They’re talking about a 3rd wave coming over from Europe. Didn’t sound very confident today.

Agreed, Boris looked rather gloomy when mentioning it?. Guess we're know within the next 3-6 weeks if numbers start increasing again?.

 

[jackj13]

Yes because we've run out of countries to scare people with with new variants. The vaccines are working and cases are tumbling at a much quicker rate than last time we came out of lockdown. Unfortunately Europe played p******s and completely mucked up the vaccine roll out.

 

[Uncle_Rons_Teapot]

The variant hitting Europe is the one that hit us in January so really that along with the vaccine rollout we will be fine

 

[Holy Joe]

So death figures today, none in Scotland & Wales, 1 in Ireland and 17 in England. This is very nearly over.

It's not over until practically the whole world has 'herd immunity', until then there is the risk of mutations that result in the vaccine being less effective.

 

[jackj13]

It's not over until practically the whole world has 'herd immunity', until then there is the risk of mutations that result in the vaccine being less effective.

That could be the story forever. Anyway from next week we can’t go on holiday to the rest of the world until the end of June.....

 

[Stuart W]

It's not over until practically the whole world has 'herd immunity', until then there is the risk of mutations that result in the vaccine being less effective.

"There is the risk" are the key words. Everything you do in life has a level of risk attached to it. The key thing is to evaluate the likelihood of an event happening and acting accordingly.
Covid will never be totally "over", but we are now very close to returning to a "normal" way of life and not continue to be slaves to a virus which we have now attained a high level of protection against.

 

[jackj13]

I found this an interesting read.

The data is clear: the Government must move the lockdown roadmap forward - CapX

There was a moment in Gogglebox a few weeks ago which, as so often, captured the mood of the nation. Watching Boris Johnson announce his roadmap to freedom, the households were aghast to hear him mention the prospect of lifting lockdown “in six or nine months”. Johnson only mentioned this...

capx.co

 

[Holy Joe]

That could be the story forever. Anyway from next week we can’t go on holiday to the rest of the world until the end of June.....

"There is the risk" are the key words. Everything you do in life has a level of risk attached to it. The key thing is to evaluate the likelihood of an event happening and acting accordingly.
Covid will never be totally "over", but we are now very close to returning to a "normal" way of life and not continue to be slaves to a virus which we have now attained a high level of protection against.

To be clear I wasn't advocating we stay in lockdown forever,I disagreed with the statement that this is very nearly over, of that I'm nowhere near certain. I'm not even that confident this will be the last lockdown in the next 12 to 24 months!

On the positive side between 0 and 2 cases in the past 7 seven days in the local council ward I'm in. As I've said before I wouldn't be surprised if the current roadmap is accelerated

 

[jackj13]

To be clear I wasn't advocating we stay in lockdown forever,I disagreed with the statement that this is very nearly over, of that I'm nowhere near certain. I'm not even that confident this will be the last lockdown in the next 12 to 24 months!

On the positive side between 0 and 2 cases in the past 7 seven days in the local council ward I'm in. As I've said before I wouldn't be surprised if the current roadmap is accelerated

If that happens there will be riots on the streets and that's no exaggeration. Many people are at the end of their tether.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

There really are some thick ****s out there.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1373291237759975432

Good on them. This madness will only end when people say enough is enough and stop complying. Governments don't just hand back power when they get it.