Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[bullybeef]

Yorkshire and Humber had a load of doses sent too but think today it's been confirmed that the next delivery is being cut from 200k to 100k to share some others around the country.

Atm the only issue will be supply. That needs to keep up to meet the demand.

I guess that most of the transport hubs are in the midlands so those vaccines are getting delivered quicker?

Not sure whether it’s a supply thing or something else.

Haven’t there been issues with compliance in the Midlands.

 

[peteblue]

tbh, I'm finding it pretty hard atm, feel like my life is being utterly wasted.

I get it, and I'm lucky that I haven't had this (or if I did I didn't know) and my priority is hoping my parents and family don't get it too.

Just a small part of me recently is really fed up. I started a relationship with someone last year which we just ultimately couldn't make work because of the constant lockdowns and restrictions. I'm 26 in two months, got mates who are getting married, my younger sister's having a kid.

Not saying I want to do any of that just yet, but in that sense it's hard enough meeting someone nowadays as it is, never mind in a bloody pandemic. Trying to save up for a house, trying to keep my career going and have had to take a fair step back since this time last year.

There's other things that have only happened because COVID happened which have been a positive - definitely feel fitter than I did this time last year for example - but just feel like it's going to be two years of my life completely wasted. Don't know if that's because I'm single or whatever, but it does get you down a bit, so when you see all this talk of vaccines maybe not working 100% straight away I honestly struggle to care. It shouldn't mean we don't get back to normality because we all only have a very limited amount of time and I think everyone's attitude should be to make the most of it.

I obviously don't want that to be at the expense of other people's lives, but the key is the vaccine - just feels like people keep moving the goalposts.

As the other lads have said, it’ll work out and you’ve got the rest of your life to look forward to. One of my mates is mid 70’s and is pretty pissed off, because as he says he might not have that many years left. But as soon as he gets the jab, any day now, and the pubs reopen (April ?) he’ll be having a great time again, as will we all. Just remain positive...

 

[summerisle]

 

[COYBL25]

As the other lads have said, it’ll work out and you’ve got the rest of your life to look forward to. One of my mates is mid 70’s and is pretty pissed off, because as he says he might not have that many years left. But as soon as he gets the jab, any day now, and the pubs reopen (April ?) he’ll be having a great time again, as will we all. Just remain positive...

Same with the regular old boys in my local, they`re all chomping at the bit to get out.

People are very quick to assume that all of the elderly are happy to sit at home all day, terrified, watching, Dickinsons Real Deal all day.

 

[Terrarian]

I got sent home from work yesterday as I said I felt short of breath, work said I has to get a test but when I called, I don't actually have symptoms and was refused a test. So confusing.

 

[COYBL25]

I got sent home from work yesterday as I said I felt short of breath, work said I has to get a test but when I called, I don't actually have symptoms and was refused a test. So confusing.

Add another symptom to that - loss of taste / smell and they`ll give you a test.

 

[Terrarian]

Add another symptom to that - loss of taste / smell and they`ll give you a test.

Yeah they said I needed a continuous cough, high temperature or loss off taste/smell. I'm fine today anyway so it was nothing.

 

[peteblue]

The latest vaccination figures up to and including Wednesday 20th Jan
View attachment 114900

U.K. ...363K yesterday, 4,973K cumulative 1st dose, 464K cumulative 2nd dose, all jabs 5,437,284....

 

[peteblue]

Yeah they said I needed a continuous cough, high temperature or loss off taste/smell. I'm fine today anyway so it was nothing.

Bleeding time waster......

 

[Toast]

Same with the regular old boys in my local, they`re all chomping at the bit to get out.

People are very quick to assume that all of the elderly are happy to sit at home all day, terrified, watching, Dickinsons Real Deal all day.

If I make it to retirement age, I want to be sat at home watching crap telly all afternoon.

 

[davek]

Loads mate.
@davek is right when he says the supermarkets are rife with it.
I deleted a post the other day when my shop made the papers for cases. The numbers quoted were miles off what it really is a well.
A friend who is the manager of a huge shop up the road currently has virtually no customers. They are boycotting the store. Facebook campaigns the lot.
Take some winning back those customers as well.
Have you ever seen anyone cleaning the petrol pumps ?
Me neither..

Asda planning to give vaccines out there. I got annihilated on that a week back.

 

[Alan Whittle]

If I make it to retirement age, I want to be sat at home watching crap telly all afternoon.

Taking Pictures; on Sky 328 is excellent old time crap tv. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

 

[peteblue]

Interesting that the Midlands are way ahead.

Very interesting.

Not really, they combine East and West Midlands and at about 10.5 million people, it’s the largest region......

 

[Toast]

Taking Pictures; on Sky 328 is excellent old time crap tv. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

The Mirror Crackd is on in a mo.
I’ll record that.
It’s a decent film I’ve not seen for ages.
Ta mate.

 

[peteblue]

If I make it to retirement age, I want to be sat at home watching crap telly all afternoon.

Don’t be silly, they also have crap telly’s in pubs...trust me, when you retire you’ll have a great time