Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[LinekersLegs]

Liked this article, not least because it used the word discombobulated

The Body Is Far From Helpless Against Coronavirus Variants

The virus is evolving, but the antibodies that fight it can change, too.

www.theatlantic.com

 

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[TommyDavo]

Tbf to @davek there is quite a lot of difference between being ignorant/dismissive of Covid’s impact in Feb 2020 and the same stance in Feb 2021.

Perhaps, but then don’t adopt the holier than thou attitude to people with a different opinion, or feel that you can dole out the lectures

 

[TommyDavo]

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Ok.

If somebody was doing a caricature of me in my 20s, then unfortunately they captured it there

 

[Brennan]

Much has been made in here over the past week or so about the progress of Wales and Scotland vs England in vaccinations.

But there is more to it than just percentage of total population.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Interesting to see in the print media that pubs might open in April but outdoor service only. How many pubs even have outdoor space? Around where I live I can think of about 3 with a decent number of outdoor tables. A lot of pubs have a couple of tables outside. I can't see that working particularly well. Weather can be awful in April too.

 

[Brennan]

Interesting to see in the print media that pubs might open in April but outdoor service only. How many pubs even have outdoor space? Around where I live I can think of about 3 with a decent number of outdoor tables. A lot of pubs have a couple of tables outside. I can't see that working particularly well. Weather can be awful in April too.

Better than nothing though, allows those businesses that can serve outdoors to make some income.

Indoor service is a no go until Summer, imo. We won’t have nearly enough people vaccinated by April.

 

[davek]

Never forget.

Exactly. That backs up my point above about me stating at the outset that we cant treat this virus blithely but remember the hysteria of the 24 hours news cycle. You never forget that.

...the divvy that gave us..."Where's the second wave then? I dont see it".

 

[davek]

Now we are getting the 'British Strain'.

Thanks alot you diseased scumbags.

Leave me out of it. I stayed disciplined. But I do take your general fury toward this country...or, more precisely, its political leaders.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Better than nothing though, allows those businesses that can serve outdoors to make some income.

Indoor service is a no go until Summer, imo. We won’t have nearly enough people vaccinated by April.

I'm definitely not an expert so I might be talking nonsense but I think for a pub to open they need to be bringing in sizeable revenue. With outdoor only the venues are unlikely to bring in enough unless you're a venue like say McCoolies on concert square with a big outdoor space. I just hope that the tories aren't planning to say to hospitality that because they can open outdoor only that they'll reduce the support available to them.

 

[Brennan]

Exactly. That backs up my point above about me stating at the outset that we cant treat this virus blithely but remember the hysteria of the 24 hours news cycle. You never forget that.

...the divvy that gave us..."Where's the second wave then? I dont see it".

August 5 2020, there was no second wave.

 

[McBain]

Leave me out of it. I stayed disciplined. But I do take your general fury toward this country...or, more precisely, its political leaders.

We had a couple of cases and Bam! - close the State, ban interstate travel and contract trace to the nearest person who came within 10 kilometers of them. Every single case nowadys comes from the quarantined overseas travellers.

Our general feeling is that yours and US leaders are too scared of any repercussions from the lowest common denominators in your populace. Our leaders are ‘shut up, stay home and take your medicine until this thing blows over’.

Its why we don’t really care about the vaccine. We beat this thing months ago.

 

[davek]

August 5 2020, there was no second wave.

Stevie Wonder could see one coming...it's a pandemic. But 'Brennan' says "No, cant see that happening."

Impressive.

 

[roydo]

We had a couple of cases and Bam! - close the State, ban interstate travel and contract trace to the nearest person who came within 10 kilometers of them. Every single case nowadys comes from the quarantined overseas travellers.

Our general feeling is that yours and US leaders are too scared of any repercussions from the lowest common denominators in your populace. Our leaders are ‘shut up, stay home and take your medicine until this thing blows over’.

Its why we don’t really care about the vaccine. We beat this thing months ago.

We? Australia?

 

[davek]

We had a couple of cases and Bam! - close the State, ban interstate travel and contract trace to the nearest person who came within 10 kilometers of them. Every single case nowadys comes from the quarantined overseas travellers.

Our general feeling is that yours and US leaders are too scared of any repercussions from the lowest common denominators in your populace. Our leaders are ‘shut up, stay home and take your medicine until this thing blows over’.

Its why we don’t really care about the vaccine. We beat this thing months ago.

Think yourself lucky to be a citizen of a country with competent leadership; where human life is not sacrificed on the altar of profitability.