Well there does have to be a middle ground.
I don't expect we can get back to total normal. But anything like lockdowns or curfews our making SOCIALISING illegal needs to be binned right off asap.
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Well there does have to be a middle ground.
I don't expect we can get back to total normal. But anything like lockdowns or curfews our making SOCIALISING illegal needs to be binned right off asap.
Told you before that evidence suggests Oxford vaccine - which is what the vast majority of the UK will be getting - works better with more spacing.
Of course, you just spouted nonsense that they were lying, but that the other big pharma companies were being dead trueful.
My thoughts on it are clear. If the evidence suggests that 12 weeks is fine, and in fact is better than a shorter span, then that's good. It also helps us get protection to more people quickly.
As the evidence isn't there for the Pfizer one, I totally agree that we should stick to the recommended 3 weeks. I don't know about the Moderna one.
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I hope that any gorillas that get tested positive for covid-19 have better luck than the fate millions of minks that were culled in Denmark last year.
www.theguardian.com
Gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for Covid in apparent first
Gorillas are thought to have been infected by wildlife worker in what is believed to be first outbreak among captive primates
my pet hamster is displaying covid symptoms.
Lethargic, and I can see it is sweating and breathing heavily.
Rang the vet £65 quid just for appointment, havn't got it spare, wondering what to do.
I have not heard of infection spreading between pet hamsters and humans, so although thought of isolating Ginny have not done so.
For sure, part of my bubble anyway.
Lethargic, and I can see it is sweating and breathing heavily.
Rang the vet £65 quid just for appointment, havn't got it spare, wondering what to do.
I have not heard of infection spreading between pet hamsters and humans, so although thought of isolating Ginny have not done so.
For sure, part of my bubble anyway.
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NilSatisOptimum
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It's a miserable dark time (weather) of year outside pandemic... I use day light bulbs for home hobbies etc. Not looked into it but I believe they help as they have a much sharper light than normal bulb.
grandjoeblue
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Isn't there a statistic that the vast majority of people who get ill with COVID are deficient with Vitamin D?
Hard to work out whether its just a coincidence as I would imagine everyone in a nursing home would be deficient as they don't tend to get a lot of time outside. The majority of say 80+ year olds probably tend to spend more time in doors as well?
I seen a study and giving them vitamin D once they are ill doesn't seem to make a significant difference but who knows if it helps to fight it off in the first place?
Billy Dean
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Good thread this
grandjoeblue
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The risk outdoors is almost zero and it has been all along. I have heard of loads of companies that are making their staff go to the office even though they could work from home. There needs to be a focus on making businesses comply with the rules. Smaller construction companies for example seem to force all of their admin staff to go in when they could easily work from home.
I think it's safe to say the one rule of thumb is the healthier you are in general, then the less likely - of course you're not immune - you are to get really ill if you get this virus. There are of course exceptions and you can be a very healthy person who still has underlying conditions, while Lascelles and Allan Saint-Maximin at Newcastle are examples of athletes who have struggled with long-term after-effects.
But, generally, the healthier you are, the better your chances, so basically, exercise and get outside as much as possible/is safe to do so. Our bodies need it, they aren't made to be cooped up inside, and you can be outside and still not be endangering anybody. It's obviously harder in winter, but if you have time free in the weekdays, even just getting out on a brisk walk is definitely better for physical and mental well being than staying cooped inside, and is hardly risking yourself or just as importantly anyone else, if you keep your distance from others, which is entirely possible.
I think a lot are giving people a choice (rightly or wrongly) too, and some people are fed up of working from home.
I'm used to it with one job and have done it through the pandemic and before that. In 2019/early last year I often did a few days a week from home and a few in the office. I'm lucky in a sense that I don't work 9-5 every day. So i can get out in the day time and do things when it's quieter, too.
A lot don't have that luxury and are probably taking up an offer of being able to get out of their house for a few hours.
But, it shouldn't really be used for that. I'm heading into the office shortly and will be in on my own, but the only reason I'm not WFH is that I don't have the software for it.
NilSatisOptimum
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Probably goes for the majority of the UK this time of year... Nothing that cant be rectified with diet, such as many cereals are fortified vit d.
Think if anyone is worried to the point of supplement vit d (tablet) best seek proper medical advice, there are fair few other illnesses that can be prevalent although not exclusive in older age where too much vit d is going to put you in your coffin earlier. And of course overdosing is unpleasant and dangerous in it's self.
Billy Dean
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Yes it's the same round my way. Lots of people going into offices when they shouldn't really have to. Some because they prefer it, others because their employer is giving them no choice. A lot of workplaces here are quite anti digitalisation which contributes to it. And there are also just simply a lot of old fashioned people who just don't like the idea of working from home.
I am not a cyclist, but isn't being 7 miles from home fairly normal? I've heard of people I know who go on like 50km rides.
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Anyone who exercises on a bike and does 5 mile radius laps from home are bizarre.
The chance of infecting anyone or yourself from outdoor activity is practically zero.
People are allowed to sit cheek by jowl on a bus or train but cycling over 7 miles from home is forbidden.
Daft gets.
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