Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[summerisle]

Fornicating France - ish.

 

[davids]

What’s their strategy at the moment mate? AZ only allowed for under 55s?

They appear to have access to a few,even the Russian Sputnik variety. But as it stands any flavour is only for the -55s and +80s plus front line workers.

 

[Goat]

Fornicating France - ish.

Makes sense really.

Not sure many would choose to be pregnant under these circumstances.

 

[grandjoeblue]

Fornicating France - ish.

Everyone is extremely depressed. Its hardly a surprise is it.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

Everyone is extremely depressed. Its hardly a surprise is it.

Yep hard enough to get it up at the best of times

 

[grandjoeblue]

Yep hard enough to get it up at the best of times

Haha. Drinking 10 cans a night because theres nothing else to do doesn't help.

 

[BlueToff]

Stats can dehumanise it.

If you think about it, you could fill Goodison Park up three times with the people who have died from this, with countless other stadiums full of people seriously ill/grieving a dead relative.

But with a populace of 66m it's still a statistical drop in the ocean.

Yeah that's the point i was trying to make. The 35 dead around me is still 35 lives and 35 families impacted etc etc (one of them being my mate's granddad, too).

 

[Chris O'Connor]

We wont be immune, obvs. The scientists have repeatedly said a rising infection rate is expected, but with the vast majority of the 99% who "usually" clog up the NHS, and/or die, having a decent level of protection from Covid, I guess the game has changed a bit.

These last few weeks with Europe being slower, (for whatever reason) on their vax programmes are gonna kick them in the plums it seems. That will impact on the R here; but, not with serious widespread issues.

Yes Roydo hopefully our vulnerable groups will be mostly protected but it must be remembered that even the best vaccines aren't 100% and some elderly have really bad underlying conditions too. I suspect our vaccination program should prevent anything like the pressure exerted by the second wave though.

In Europe it's looking desperate. Individual countries allowed some autonomy and Germany are considering breaking away from common vaccine policy by ordering their own supply from Russia.

Meanwhile Macron goes from f**king awful to even worse, one desperate fool. He's imposed a month long lockdown in Paris and the north of France so about a third of the country, a lockdown he'd tried to avoid until after his elections. He'd previously promised to lead Europe's economic recovery after the crisis. Needless to say crowds packed trains, planes and every other kind of transport in a mad rush to get out of Paris, absolute chaos.

MACRON'S MIRACLE (France is that big black blotch in the centre)

 

[jackyboy]

Just taken my daughter there for hers, I didn't go in of course, stayed in the car park but she had nothing but praise when she came out, no more than 20mins in and out.

Hasn't half put me in a good mood for the weeks ahead. Not long now at all!

 

[jinkyali]

On what basis is France proposing that it is only recommended for 55 plus?

 

[Tubey]

On what basis is France proposing that it is only recommended for 55 plus?

I think they'll say clots have occurred in younger people, but the correct answer is that there's no scientific basis whatsoever.

 

[jinkyali]

I think they'll say clots have occurred in younger people, but the correct answer is that there's no scientific basis whatsoever.

You see, for me , if I am living in France my initial thoughts would be, 'why is one of our EU friends recommending it for under 65s then?'

I find it staggering. Surely it's political manoeuvring?

 

[Tubey]

You see, for me , if I am living in France my initial thoughts would be, 'why is one of our EU friends recommending it for under 65s then?'

I find it staggering. Surely it's political manoeuvring?

100%

 

[COYBL25]

Yes Roydo hopefully our vulnerable groups will be mostly protected but it must be remembered that even the best vaccines aren't 100% and some elderly have really bad underlying conditions too. I suspect our vaccination program should prevent anything like the pressure exerted by the second wave though.

In Europe it's looking desperate. Individual countries allowed some autonomy and Germany are considering breaking away from common vaccine policy by ordering their own supply from Russia.

Meanwhile Macron goes from f**king awful to even worse, one desperate fool. He's imposed a month long lockdown in Paris and the north of France so about a third of the country, a lockdown he'd tried to avoid until after his elections. He'd previously promised to lead Europe's economic recovery after the crisis. Needless to say crowds packed trains, planes and every other kind of transport in a mad rush to get out of Paris, absolute chaos.

MACRON'S MIRACLE (France is that big black blotch in the centre)

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Clouseau Republic.

 

[Billy Dean]

You see, for me , if I am living in France my initial thoughts would be, 'why is one of our EU friends recommending it for under 65s then?'

I find it staggering. Surely it's political manoeuvring?

I really don’t think it is mate. Much more likely just to be overcaution. Political would mean Macron has told them to make a stupid decision that would deny its own citizens the chance to get vaccinated quicker in an election year. Doesn’t sound feasible to me.